On September 20-21, 2012 the Library of Congress hosted its annual Storage Architectures Meeting, which looks at hardware and storage systems in the context of large scale digital preservation needs; it is an excellent opportunity to understand where the storage industry is headed in terms of supporting digital preservation. The materials from the meeting are now available at:

I note that we'll have a chance to hear from several of the presenters on related topics at the fall CNI membership meeting.

Clifford Lynch Director, CNI