Data Storage Innovation Conference 2015 Abstracts. Information Storage and Management: Storing, Managing, and Protecting Digital Information in Classic, Virtualized, and Cloud Environments, 2nd Edition Near-line storage is the on-site storage of data on removable media. The removable storage idea dates back to the mainframe computer and, in the age of the smaller. Yesterday at the Microsoft World Wide Partner Conference in Orlando Microsoft announced the Cortana Analytics Suite, which is a new package of data storage. Technical Information Paper No. 12. Digital-Imaging and Optical Digital Data Disk Storage Systems: Long-Term Access Strategies for Federal Agencies Definition. Metadata (metacontent) is defined as the data providing information about one or more aspects of the data, such as: Means of creation of the data Grid energy storage (also called large-scale energy storage) refers to the methods used to store electricity on a large scale within an electrical power grid. Section 1: Executive Summary. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) recently completed a study of digital-imaging and optical digital data disk. Data warehouse concepts are set of useful information to create a centralized database system used to record information from various areas within the business process. Removable storage can be broken down into three categories, based on the technology used by the device to record and store data on the removable media.