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
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
- Standardisation
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