Meet the Sponsors - Aleph Archives
Welcome to Meet the Sponsors, a section in which you will find the profiles of our sponsors. Here you will learn about them and why they decide to support this great community. Today we will get to know Aleph Archives. Enjoy it!
Aleph Archives is a leading Swiss IT company specializing in long-term data archiving solutions for businesses and organizations. Since its founding in 2010, its mission has been to safeguard today’s digital heritage for tomorrow, providing peace of mind to organizations that need to ensure data integrity and accessibility over extended periods. Aleph Archives helps enterprises preserve their critical data while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and maintaining accessibility for decades to come.
They serve a diverse range of industries, including: banking and financial services, where data retention and compliance are paramount; the gaming industry, helping companies maintain player data, transaction records, and regulatory documentation; and since 2022, the E-commerce sector, enabling online retailers to effectively manage their growing data archival needs while meeting evolving privacy regulations. They also serve healthcare and public sector organizations with stringent regulatory requirements and long-term data retention needs.
Why the BEAM
Dr. Younès Hafri, Aleph Archives founder, discovered Erlang during the summer of 1999, shortly after its release as open source software. What began as personal projects quickly evolved into professional development work, leading to a deep appreciation for the platform’s capabilities. This extensive experience with the BEAM has been foundational to its company technical architecture and success.
Aleph Archives has built its entire Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform on Erlang/OTP technology. Their architecture combines cutting-edge compression techniques with robust data integrity verification, leveraging Erlang/OTP’s proven capabilities in building fault-tolerant systems. This technology choice has enabled them to deliver exceptional stability and reliability that has earned the trust of clients worldwide.
About sponsoring the foundation
As a company built on Erlang/OTP, Aleph Archives decided to sponsor our foundation to support the ecosystem that powers their success. They believe the Foundation’s work is vital for the continued growth and innovation of BEAM technologies, and they want to contribute to this shared future:
“By becoming a corporate sponsor, we aim to contribute to the sustainable development of the technologies we rely on while actively participating in shaping the future of the BEAM ecosystem. Our sponsorship reflects our commitment to giving back to the community that has been instrumental in our growth”.
They highlight the Foundation’s success in unifying the BEAM ecosystem under a shared vision while maintaining the technology’s high standards. By establishing working groups, coordinating community efforts, and fostering collaboration between different stakeholders, they believe the Foundation has created a more cohesive and sustainable environment for Erlang, Elixir, Gleam, and related technologies:
“This structured approach to ecosystem development ensures that these technologies remain robust and relevant for mission-critical applications like our own”.
As sponsors, Aleph Archives also wants to contribute to making the BEAM even faster:
“While Erlang wasn’t originally designed for data crunching missions, the recent addition of JIT compilation to the BEAM has demonstrated significant potential for performance improvements”.
They see many unexplored opportunities to enhance the platform’s capabilities. Given their work in data archiving and processing, they are particularly interested in seeing how these performance optimizations could further improve our ability to handle large-scale data operations efficiently
A little more about Aleph Archives
Aleph Archives headquartered in Lausanne, leveraging Switzerland’s reputation for excellence in technology and data security. Since the pandemic, their employees have been working fully remotely, allowing them to maintain high standards while embracing a modern work environment.
For more information, take a look at their website.
Our foundation is supported by the funding of our sponsors, and it is what allows us to carry out projects, marketing initiatives, stipends programs, and accomplish the goals that we have established as an organization. So if you are interested in becoming a sponsor, contact us at sponsorship@erlef.org. We look forward to hearing from you!