The Optimized Library: The Digital Backup

How to maximize priority and efficiency in digital backups

Posted on March 23, 2026 in Videos

“The Optimized Library: Solving the Puzzles of Modern Library Management” is a video series from LibTech Insights, hosted by Sam Suber, Electronic Resources Coordinator at Moraine Valley Community College Library. In this series, Sam explores how mathematical optimization empowers libraries to make smarter, value-driven decisions when facing today’s complex operational hurdles. Check out Sam’s previous work.

In this installment, Sam tackles a common dilemma for digital archivists: maximizing archival capacity while under the pressures of limited bandwidth and storage. Rather than relying on intuition, Sam demonstrates how a resource-optimization model allows archivists to preserve the most critical data while staying within technical constraints.

This video explores three strategic scenarios, beginning with maximizing file priority to ensure the most vital records are saved first, moving into maximizing bandwidth for efficiency to ensure network resources are fully utilized, and concluding with a method for finding the mathematical “sweet spot” between these two competing goals.

For more background on Microsoft Excel Solver, refer to Sam’s post, “Maximizing Impact: Using Excel Solver for Optimal Library Budgeting.”

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