Company Overview
Memnon is a renowned provider of migration and preservation services, committed to safeguarding and revitalizing audiovisual collections for academic institutions around the world.
The Challenge
An esteemed university in a major metropolitan area faced the challenge of preserving and modernizing their extensive special collections of audio archives. This included 10,000 hours of invaluable radio broadcasts on vulnerable ¼” tapes and audio cassettes, chronicling two decades of educational content.
The Solution
From December 2020 to January 2024, Memnon carried out an ambitious project to migrate these archives. Utilizing cutting-edge technology and methodologies, we converted the analog recordings to digital files, resulting in 13TiB of data. The final migrated assets were securely stored on AWS S3, ensuring long-term preservation and availability.
The Benefits
- Migration Expertise: Memnon’s digital conversion process ensured the highest quality and integrity of the university’s audio content.
- AWS S3 Storage: By utilizing AWS S3, we provided a secure and scalable storage solution, offering unparalleled reliability and protection.
- Global Access: The implementation of AWS S3 allowed for seamless access to the archives, facilitating research and education on a global scale.
- Preservation of Educational Heritage: Memnon’s comprehensive approach not only preserved the physical content but also prepared the archives for ongoing academic use and discovery.
Conclusion
The project underscores the importance of digital preservation in the academic sphere, illustrating how Memnon’s services, combined with the robust capabilities of AWS S3, can significantly enhance the stewardship of historical archives.
