Pomfort Basics

Managing data (Part One): Data integrity with checksums and hashes 9 min read

Managing data (Part One): Data integrity with checksums and hashes

One of the most important goals of data management on set is to maintain the integrity and completeness of all data recorded and created during production.This article is the first of a two-part series providing a basic introduction to the technical aspects of data management. We will take a closer look at what data integrity means, some potential issues that might threaten it, and how checksums and hash algorithms help protect it. 

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Pomfort Basics

Managing Data (Part Two): Completeness of Data with Manifest Files 14 min read

Managing Data (Part Two): Completeness of Data with Manifest Files

As part of a two-part blog series, this article continues our exploration of the concept of data management. While the first article looked at how to maintain the integrity of single files by calculating and comparing hash values, we now move on to discuss the aspect of completeness, including manifest files. 

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