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Case Studies

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Case Study Title Details of Services Performed
Legacy Data Encapsulation Restoration
  • Restoration of non-standard encapsulated data
  • Migration and conversion of data from one format to another
  • Data conversion to industry standard SEGY data formats
  • The use of proprietary SpectrumData software 
eDiscovery - Finding That Needle In A Haystack
  • Restoration of large MS Exchange facility
  • Identification of user specific mailbox data
  • Search of data based on keyword/data/user criteria
  • Out put of relevant data sets/emails
  • Application for non-court room/legal proceeding
Data on Call - A Simple Solution to a Complex (and Costly) Problem
  • Physical data storage
  • Migration and conversion of data from one format to another
  • Retain access to legacy & archive data
  • Seamless transition from one storage environment to another
  • Remove need to maintain and support legacy environment
  • Data sorted, photographed, indexed and barcoded, prior to placement in the vault.
  • On request, data sets are picked from storage and restored
  • Output to any media/disk in any format.
PreDiscovery in eDiscovery - Ensuring You Are Prepared
  • Media and format auditing and data inspection
  • Cataloguing and indexing of data
  • Creation of data inventory/database
  • Identification of missing data sets
  • Search of data based on keyword/data/user criteria
  • Out put of relevant data sets/emails for legal requirements
Putting The Pieces Together - A Large Volume Data Consolidation Project
  • Barcoding, photographing, cataloguing and indexing of all data assets
  • Off site storage of all data assets in data vault
  • Data migration and media clean up including conversion of older format media to modern high capacity tape. Media types included 3590, 3592, DLT, 3480, 3490, 8mm, 21 & 9 track media
  • Scanning & digitisation of hard copy documents
  • Data duplication and distribution management
  • Creation of datasets for joint venture programs
  • Government submission management
  • Provision of web enabled management database
  • Culling and destruction of duplicated datasets following consolidation and concatenation

Crash Boom Bang... and Recovery!

  • Physical laptop data recovery
Out of Africa: Our Ethiopian Mobilisation Project
  • International projects team
  • Recovery & restoration of exploration data from deteriorating magnetic tapes
  • Data transcription to higher density technology such as 3590, 3592, LTO, DLT, and SDLTs
  • Data conversion to industry standard SEGY data formats
  • MD5 validation techniques
  • Heat treatment/tape baking
  • Tape exercising
  • The use of proprietary SpectrumData software 
Restoration of Obsolete Seismic Data Formats: A SEGA Case Study
  • Recovery & conversion of data from 9 track magnetic tapes to more modern tape formats, such as 3590s
  • Access to archive/legacy data for future opportunities
  • Restoration of corrupt SEGA data
  • Conversion of SEGA data to the demultiplexed industry standard SEGY format
Offshore Sydney Basin Seismic Data Restoration
  • Tape archive and data reconciliation
  • Data recovery from deteriorated and damaged tapes
A Swell Data Recovery Data Project
  • Data recovery from marine seismic field tapes
  • Deliberate tape drive misalignment for more accurate readings
  • Multiple tape reads for accurate data recovery
  • Use of a data fabrication program for selecting best reads
Geoscience Australia
  • Largest data migration project undertaken in Australia
  • Data transcription and duplication
  • Output to higher density media e.g. 3590 tape cartridges
  • Data format conversion from SEGA, SEGB, SEGD, RODE and others, to demultiplexed industry standard SEGY
  • Specialist data recovery software & proprietary technology to recover data from deterioration, stiction and/or general damage from normal wear & tear
  • Restoration and migration of open-file/public domain data for legal and regulatory compliance
A Novel Data Recovery Project
  • Free data recovery evaluation
  • Sourcing of HDD components for faulty/broken parts
  • Specialist physical data recovery
Recovery & Preservation of International Exploration Assets
  • Single logical data set construction, including consolidation, reconstruction, concatenation, file recovery, and output in the correct sequence
  • Ability to work with foreign language labels and non-standard data formats
  • Specialist proprietary recovery process for damaged and deteriorated data
From Paper to Prosperity (Seismic Data Conversion)
  • Seismic section conversion from hard copy formats using modern processing technology
  • Scanning of data in a poor condition, in various lengths & sizes, as well as photocopies of the original documents
  • Specialist software used to digitise each trace & convert the data into SEGY data format
  • Data enhancements including, editing the trace headers, populating EBCDIC headers, applying filters, and amplitude balancing algorithms
Recovering Technological Dinosaurs... A 21 Track Magnetic Tape Story (Media Data Recovery)
  • SpectrumData houses two of the only fully operational 21 track tape drives in the Southern hemisphere
  • Ability to carry out 21 track tape transcription
Data Cartridges Victims of Forklift Rage (Media Data Recovery)
  • Recovery of data damaged in transit
  • Processing & conversion of 3480 data cartridges to LTO media
Recovering the Past... to Extend the Future (Media Data Recovery)
  • Restoration of data from QIC-80 mini data cartridges
  • Data validation and data migration to higher density DVD media for easy access
Tapes Gone Troppo (Media Data Recovery)
  • Specialist data recovery from tapes stored in extremely poor conditions, with high extemes of tropical humidity and temperature
  • Heat treatment to remove fungal mould from the tapes
  • Tape cleaning through the use of a slow speed exercising process
  • Meticulous care and handling of the tapes
A Box of Tape (Media Data Recovery)
  • Data recovery from unspooled tape, 1200 feet in length, with unknown brand, origin, type of tape and no indication of the start & end of the tape
  • Proprietary process to determine the type of tape
  • Meticulous care and handling to remove the creases from the tape, and to re-spool it on to an empty reel
  • Error free data recovery
Our Strength... Continued Innovation in MD5 Reporting
  • Innovative MD5 signature reporting
  • MD5 signature is a unique 256bit signature for every unique file that is copied. Every file produces a unique signature which can only be produced by that file or one that is identical to it
  • Provision of evidence to clients that the files that are duplicated or copied are in fact identical to one another
Data All Washed Up (Media Data Recovery)
  • Cartridge draining of waterlogged tapes left in the rain
  • Heat treatment to remove a large proportion of any remaining moisture
  • Careful handling and the use of proprietary data recovery tools to achieve access and recovery of all data contained in the rain soaked tapes
  • Cleaning and dehumidifying the tapes, and meticulous transcribing of tapes to achieve a 100% data recovery rate
Our Security... Confidence and Peace of Mind
  • Data recovery from a damaged tape’s index file containing vital details about the length, duration, and recording parameters of all of the sound tracks recorded on it
  • Successful data recovery of all recording tracks, avoiding the client from vast sums of money and time for re-recording the sound tracks
Our Speed... Rapid Production
  • Conversion of 28,000 x 3480 cartridges to IBM Magstar 3590 on a priority basis
  • Data conversion to 3590 media, with a second copy of the final data on IBM Magstar 3590 tapes

 

 
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