Storing data in multiple formats including a dispersed storage format

A computer readable storage medium comprises:

• at least one memory section that stores operational instructions that, when executed by one or more processing modules of one or more computing devices of a dispersed storage network (DSN), causes the one or more computing devices to:
• receive data in a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) format;
• convert from the RAID format to an original format of the data;
• dispersed storage error encode a data segment of the data in the original format to produce a set of encoded data slices, wherein the set of encoded data slices includes a decode threshold sub-set of encoded data slices and an error correcting sub-set of encoded data slices;
• convert the decode threshold sub-set of encoded data slices into a RAID formatted data segment;
• store the RAID formatted data segment in RAID memory;
• and
• store at least the error correcting sub-set of encoded data slices in DSN memory.

A computing device of a dispersed storage network (DSN), the computing device comprises:

• an interface;
• and
• a processing module operably coupled to the interface, wherein the processing module functions to:
• receive data in a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) format;
• convert from the RAID format to an original format of the data;
• dispersed storage error encode a data segment of the data in the original format to produce a set of encoded data slices, wherein the set of encoded data slices includes a decode threshold sub-set of encoded data slices and an error correcting sub-set of encoded data slices;
• convert the decode threshold sub-set of encoded data slices into a RAID formatted data segment;
• store the RAID formatted data segment in RAID memory;
• and
• store, via the interface, at least the error correcting sub-set of encoded data slices in DSN memory.