Case Study: The Macallan preserves its digital heritage with Arkivum

The Macallan preserves 80,000+ heritage records with Arkivum

The Macallan, a single malt Scotch whisky producer, needed to actively preserve its growing digital archive of over 80,000 items. This living collection, which included digitized photographs and born-digital business records, was stored on shared servers and file-sharing platforms, creating a long-term preservation challenge. To safeguard its heritage for the next 200 years, The Macallan sought an external solution and partnered with Arkivum, implementing its digital preservation service integrated with the Access to Memory (AtoM) catalog.

Arkivum provided a solution that automatically preserves files through format migration workflows, ensuring the digital collection remains accessible and usable. The integration with AtoM offers a visual access point for daily searches, and a bespoke ingest processor automates metadata creation, streamlining the team's workflow. As a result, The Macallan's Heritage Team is now confident their digital archive is actively preserved, enabling them to efficiently ingest new records and build the legacy of the future.

The Macallan