Authenticity

  • The Blu-ray Disc™ is the de facto standard for large-capacity optical discs, and is supported by about 170 major corporations, assuring long-term readability.
  • A large variety of applicable equipment offers a wide range of reading environments.
Blu-ray Disc™ Advantages as an Archive Media
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Longevity

  • Blu-ray Disc™ is less likely to be affected by humidity, temperature and light, and resists changes over time, so it is ideal media for archiving long period.
  • Unlike magnetic tape and HDDs, there is no contact between the optical pickup (OPU) and the disc, so it maintains excellent durability even after repeated reading and writing.
Panasonic Blu-ray™ discs have an archival life of more than 50 years, in contrast to an HDD’s 5 to 10-year and magnetic tape’s 15-20-year archival life. This allows data to be stored for longer periods of time without the need for data migration.
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Authenticity

  • Unlike media such as magnetic tape, the WORM (Write Once Read Many) BD-R physically prevents overwriting
  • With its long-term storage ability, the BD-R eliminates security risks because data migration is unnecessary
  • BDs have a serial number and an ID (recorded in the Burst Cutting Area (BCA) ), making it easy to verify the authenticity of the media itself
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Media solution

Keep the total cost of operation low

  • Unlike a RAID system, where the motor is constantly rotating even when it is not in use, offline archiving is possible with Blu-ray™ discs without the need for constant powering, to save on the electrical bill.
  • Air conditioning is not required for media storage, so there are no air conditioning costs involved.
  • Data migration is not required, so the costs related to migration, such as replacing devices, are not incurred.

Green Media

  • As data can be managed offline, the system does not have to be constantly powered, making it environmentally friendly.
  • Air conditioning is not required, so power consumption is reduced and CO2 emission is lowered.
  • Data migration is not required, so large amounts of waste products are not generated by having to replace devices.
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