And it is true that CD's and DVD's will probably without question be replaced within a space of time, but remember, that there is no real medium for permanent data storage. This is so important because it allows people to store there data in something that is practically permanent, in the mean time, other technologies will come around that will in time replace it. But it is the best we have, and it saves organizations, businesses, and others millions, they store it once, test the CD's every few years, and don't worry about re-spending that same amount to upkeep their data archive.
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here is the link to the article in a Utah paper, it goes into a little more detail.
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/article_b25c9a30-7242-11de-9feb-001cc4c03286.html
And it is true that CD's and DVD's will probably without question be replaced within a space of time, but remember, that there is no real medium for permanent data storage. This is so important because it allows people to store there data in something that is practically permanent, in the mean time, other technologies will come around that will in time replace it. But it is the best we have, and it saves organizations, businesses, and others millions, they store it once, test the CD's every few years, and don't worry about re-spending that same amount to upkeep their data archive.