Active Archive Alliance Sees Three Archive Tiers
Blocks & Files, Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
WORM, WORSe and WORN are three archive tiers defined by the Active Archive Alliance, as it sees AI requiring fast access to recently archived data which requires dynamic access.
These tiers are defined in a 14-page special report, entitled 'Preparing For Tomorrow's Expanding Storage Challenge With Active Archive,' which you can download here. The report notes 'As organizations increasingly require fast access to vast amounts of historical data, the concept of an active archive has become a cornerstone of long-term and infinite data preservation strategies. Artificial Intelligence (AI), business intelligence, healthcare, and scientific research are examples of industries that mine archival data for insights previously overlooked. This shift is transforming data archives from passive repositories into active engines.'