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Ensure your critical content is instantly accessible over decades

Ensuring the accessibility and authenticity of digital information over successive technology cycles and custodians requires a different approach to traditional backup, archiving, storage and content management.

Preservica’s standards-based (OAIS ISO 14721) active preservation software combines all the critical capabilities of successful long-term digital preservation into a single integrated platform. It keeps content safely stored, makes sure it can be found and trusted, provides secure immediate access, and automatically updates files to future-friendly formats.

“We needed a modern and efficient platform that would ensure the integrity, accessibility and discoverability of critical Bank records permanently and to allow us to process the increasing amount of digital records in as automated a way as possible.” read full case study

Senior Archivist at the Bank of England

Immediately access archived content

Easily find the content you need to meet your compliance, legal and brand requirements:

Quickly find relevant information with advanced full-text, Solr based search
See original assets and all access and preservation copies in a single view — including all technical and descriptive metadata

Instantly view and render files

View legacy and obsolete file formats at any time without the need for the original application or having to download the file:

Render hundreds of file formats in-browser, including text, images, audiovisual, captioned videos, website, social media, 3D assets and email files
Easily view large multiple page assets such as TIFF and PDF files
Provide access to any and all formats by opening up collections to specified internal audiences or the wider public

Keep your content alive over decades

Stay ahead of changes in technology by actively migrating files to the latest formats on-demand:

Take advantage of a comprehensive registry with support for thousands of file formats and hundreds of migration pathways
Easily create preservation and access copies at any time, whilst retaining the original file
Use powerful, integrated toolsets include JHOVE, FFMpeg, MediaInfo, ImageMagick, HandBrake and many more

Prove file authenticity and integrity

Quickly prove file authenticity and integrity with comprehensive audit information and detailed checks on ingest:

Identify, characterize and fixity checksum all files through fully automated and scalable workflows
Access detailed audit trails to show file provenance and user activity
Download proof reports at any time to review all preservation actions made to any specific asset

CASE STUDY – BANK OF ENGLAND

Meeting modern information needs for archival records

The Bank of England needed a secure, scalable way to preserve and manage large volumes of permanent digital records, ensuring long-term accessibility despite risks from file format obsolescence, legacy systems, and strict archival requirements.

A digital preservation approach using Preservica enables automated preservation, migration, and ongoing access to records across 80+ file formats, helping safeguard archival integrity and ensure long-term usability of critical records.

Read the full case study here:
Preservica case story – Bank of England

“We needed a modern and efficient platform that would ensure the integrity, accessibility and discoverability of critical Bank records permanently and to allow us to process the increasing amount of digital records in as automated a way as possible.”

Senior Archivist at the Bank of England

PRESERVICA – THE ART OF DIGITAL PRESERVATION