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The archival storage tag covers Microsoft Project Silica and its use of laser-written data in borosilicate glass for potential long-term archives. Current coverage emphasizes that Project Silica remains a research achievement rather than a purchasable product, with no announced commercial service, pricing, or deployment. It also explains why organizations should not delay existing backup, disaster-recovery, or ransomware-resilience investments. Topics include identifying data for a future immutable archive tier and maintaining established options such as LTO tape, OneDrive, Azure Backup, and ordinary Windows recovery systems while Microsoft’s archival technology remains unavailable.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Microsoft Project Silica Is Not Available Yet—Don’t Replace LTO

    Microsoft Project Silica is not a reason to delay today’s backup, disaster-recovery, or ransomware-resilience investments. It is a significant archival-storage breakthrough, but IT leaders should treat it as a signal to identify data that may justify a future immutable archive tier—not as a...