Alex ChaninStacksHow moving to the cloud took our digital collections to new heightsMoving to the cloud freed us of technical limitations, and lets us make better decisions about the future of our collections.Feb 9, 2023Feb 9, 2023
Alex ChaninStacksBuilding our new unified collections searchCollaboration between our digital and collections teams helped to build a single search box for all of our cataloguesMar 29, 2021Mar 29, 2021
Alex ChaninStacksOur approach to digital verificationHow we ensure the safety, security, and integrity of the files in our digital collectionsJan 18, 2021Jan 18, 2021
Alex ChaninStacksA sprinkling of AzureWe’re replicating our digital collections to a second storage provider and geographical locationSep 30, 2020Sep 30, 2020
Alex ChaninStacksLarge Things Living in Cold PlacesHow we’re using Amazon Glacier to reduce the cost of our digital archiveJun 17, 2020Jun 17, 2020
Alex ChaninStacksHow we store multiple versions of BagIt bagsWe made fetch.txt happen.Feb 11, 2020Feb 11, 2020
Alex ChaninStacksBuilding Wellcome Collection’s new archival storage serviceHow we completely rebuilt the storage layer for Wellcome Collection’s digital archives.Feb 5, 20201Feb 5, 20201
Alex ChaninStacksDigital Preservation at WellcomeA quick flavour of the tools and processes we use for digital preservation at Wellcome.Oct 22, 2019Oct 22, 2019
Alex ChaninStacksPeering through MRI scans of fruit and veg, part 1What do you see when you pass fruit and vegetables through an MRI scanner? And how many animated GIFs can you make?Oct 31, 2018Oct 31, 2018
Alex ChaninStacksCreating a data store from S3 and DynamoDBA new storage layer for large records in the Catalogue pipeline.May 16, 20181May 16, 20181