File formats
To choose a good file format is essential in the archiving process. So, to guarantee the quality of these formats, we have set up multiple actions:
- Analysis
- Selection
- Checking
- Validation
- Conversion
- Monitoring
Reach our online validation tool FACILE
For more information…
Metadata
As metadata are essential for the future understanding of the archived data, we particularly pay attention to their selection by:
- Analysis
- Selection
- “Mapping”
- Monitoring
- Standardization
Computing infrastructure
From its historical missions of high performance computing and applications and servers hosting, CINES has inherited an expertise on storage media and computer equipment management.
CINES’ advantages:
- 1400m² of machine rooms and 2000m² of related equipment rooms
- Physical and logical security
- High availability
