Fred Kurtz

In 2026, data centers have become almost unrecognizable compared to a decade ago. AI workloads, massive cloud backups, and nonstop streaming have pushed storage systems to their limits. Amid all this change, engineers still gather around one old debate: is traditional archiving finally fading out? A veteran sysadmin once recalled restoring critical client records from a decades old backup during a system failure. While newer storage systems are faster, the reliability of long term archival methods...