Most important data storage events of 2013 revealed: Thousand year DVD

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The past year has seen a whole range of important stories relating to data storage. Whether it has concerned the technologies themselves, or very public controversies about how we use such technology in our everyday lives, data security is an issue that does not look as though it is going away anytime soon.

One of the biggest trends seen in the industry was the rise of the 'Thousand year DVD', which looks like it could be about to take 2014 by storm, after impressing a number of analysts over the course of the last year.

Normally, if you put data onto a disk drive, DVD or thumb drive, reading that data years down the line and it being successful could be something of a gamble.

Yet such a problem could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to what has become known as the Thousand Year DVD.

The extensive lifespan of the disk has been backed up with military tests, which found not discernible evidence of data degradation.

Tests conducted by the Millenniata and the US Department of Defense exposed the disc to temperatures of 85C, as well as 85 per cent humidity and full-spectrum light for 24 hours.

The disc's performance was then compared to that of more traditional versions, which failed by experiencing partial or complete data loss.

However, the M-Disc passed with full data integrity and only a handful of minor errors.

The technology works by way of a writable layer that, unlike traditional DVDs uses an inorganic mineral layer to store the data.

When data is burnt into the disc, it cannot change over time.

The only discernable drawback of such technology is the fact that not every DVD burner will be capable of successfully burning these disks.

But with the potential of such technology clearly holding a whole range of benefits, it is surely only a matter of time before more manufacturers jump on the bandwagon by creating suitable DVD and Blue-Ray writers.

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