https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/data-archival/ Recent content in Data-Archival on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-05-10-self-hosted-cold-storage-solutions-minio-ceph-seaweedfs-guide/ Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-05-10-self-hosted-cold-storage-solutions-minio-ceph-seaweedfs-guide/ <p>When organizations outgrow their primary storage capacity, the cost of keeping all data on high-performance disks becomes unsustainable. Cold storage — storing infrequently accessed data on cheaper media while maintaining on-demand accessibility — solves this problem. Instead of paying AWS Glacier or Azure Archive Storage for long-term retention, you can build a self-hosted cold storage tier using open-source object stores with built-in lifecycle management.</p>