Cloud storage providers should ensure long-term data accessibility and preservation.
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Cloud storage providers should ensure long-term data accessibility and preservation.
Parent: Data StorageEntity: Cloud Storage ProvidersImpact: negativeDate: Aug 13, 2026 - Aug 14, 2026Target: Cloud storage providers' responsibility for data preservation
Public broadcasters have the right to access and preserve their archival data stored by third-party vendors.
Parent: Legal IssuesEntity: Data OwnershipImpact: positiveDate: Aug 13, 2026 - Aug 14, 2026Target: Public broadcasters' rights to access archival data
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PBS broadcaster loses access to 50TB of data comprising 70 years of TV history after contracted cloud storage vendor goes defunct — public TV channel sues Iron Mountain data center, which hosts archival materials, to ensure preservation
Public broadcaster Nine PBS is in trouble after its cloud storage provider went out of business and it now can't access more than 50TB of archival data. The data center hosting the files can't simply turn over the files, as it'…
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https://www.tomshardware.com/software/cloud-storage/nine-pbs-loses-access-to-70-years-of-data-after-contracted-cloud-storage-vendor-goes-defunct-public-tv-channel-sues-iron-mountain-data-center-which-hosts-archival-materials-to-ensure-preservation
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PBS broadcaster loses access to 50TB of data comprising 70 years of TV history after contracted cloud storage vendor goes defunct — public TV channel sues Iron Mountain data center, which hosts archival materials, to ensure preservation | Tom's Hardware https://share.google/GMVTwA0nQLlQtfeLM
36 boosts · 12 favs · 4 replies · Aug 14, 2026