WORKSHOP 6: Navigating Digital Preservation in the Cloud: Lessons, Strategies, and Good Practices
Tracks
Rongomātāne C
Monday, November 3, 2025 |
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Rongomātāne C |
Speaker
Nathan Tallman
Executive Director
Academic Preservation Trust
Navigating Digital Preservation in the Cloud: Lessons, Strategies, and Good Practices
Summary Abstract
This interactive workshop explores successful strategies for cloud-based digital preservation, focusing on cost management, fixity, replication, and DevOps workflows. Through breakout discussions and real-time documentation, participants will collaboratively develop a set of “good practices” to navigate preservation in the cloud. Attendees will gain practical insights and contribute to a shared resource for ongoing community use.
Biography
Nathan Tallman is the Executive Director of Academic Preservation Trust, overseeing community-owned digital preservation services. He previously served as Digital Preservation Librarian at Penn State University and Digital Content Strategist at the University of Cincinnati. Tallman holds an MLS and a BS in Business Administration from the University at Buffalo.
Flavia Ruffner is the DevSecOps Engineer for Academic Preservation Trust, with over two decades of experience developing and managing enterprise systems in legacy and cloud environments. She holds a BIS from the University of Virginia, an MSAIT, and a Cyber Security Certificate from George Mason University’s Engineering School.
Eric Lopatin is the Product Manager for California Digital Library’s digital preservation initiatives, including the Merritt repository, which preserves library special collections content and research publications from all ten University of California campuses. He previously managed several publishing-related systems at the Public Library of Science.
Terrence Brady is a software developer for the California Digital Library, and Terry is the technical lead for the Merritt digital preservation repository. Terry has also built applications for the Georgetown University Library, LexisNexis, and the National Archives and Records Administration.
