Preservica Cloud Edition digital preservation now available via G Cloud 6

Easy to procure cloud hosted digital preservation simplifies the challenge of safeguarding important government records for the long term.

Oxford, UK | Thursday 12 February 2015 | Preservica, part of the Tessella group, and a world leader in digital preservation technology, research and consulting, has announced that Preservica Cloud Edition, its secure, "out-of-the-box" cloud hosted digital preservation solution, is now available via G-Cloud 6 and CloudStore, making it easier for UK government agencies to start preserving vital long-term and permanent electronic records without the capital costs and overheads associated with in-house servers and storage.

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The announcement reflects the growing demand for a simple and cost-effective way of safeguarding and ensuring long term accessibility to government records, archives and other digital material. UK Public Sector organisations already using Preservica’s digital preservation technology include the UK National Archives, the UK Met Office and the Dorset History Center, part of Dorset County Council.

Preservica Chief Executive Jon Tilbury adds, “We fully back the government’s efforts to encourage public bodies to use cloud hosted solutions and G-Cloud 6 makes this easier than ever. The combination of a secure cloud hosted preservation solution and simplified procurement provides UK Government agencies with a proven and easy way of ensuring vital electronic records and digital content are properly safeguarded and accessible for the long-term”

Preservica Cloud Edition, built around the same proven digital preservation technology in use at the UK National Archives, includes a full suite of OAIS (Open Archival Information Systems) conforming workflows for ingest, management, storage, access and preservation of digital content, as well as all hosting, backup, operations, software maintenance and support. In addition, the solution combines preservation and access in one system, greatly simplifying the task of making open records and materials accessible to the public.

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Notes to the Media

About Preservica

Preservica is a world leader in digital preservation technology, consulting and research. Our active preservation solutions are used by leading archives, libraries, museums, government organizations and businesses across 4 continents to safeguard and share their valuable digital content, collections and electronic records for decades to come.

The award-winning Preservica Active Preservation and Access technology is available in cloud-hosted and on-premise Editions and includes a full suite of OAIS (Open Archival Information System) conforming workflows for ingest, management, storage, access and long-term preservation of digital content.

Preservica invests in many research initiatives in digital preservation and is a well-respected member of many international collaborations with academia, archives, libraries and corporations at the leading edge of this emerging field.

Preservica is part of Tessella group, the international analytics, software services and consultancy company.

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