  The Liverpool Telescope has been in fully autonomous operation since 2004.
The supporting data archive facility has largely been untouched. The data
provision service has not been an issue although some modernisation of the
system is desirable. This project is timely. Not only does it suit the upgrade
of the current LT data archive, it is in line with the design phase of the New
Robotic Telescope which will be online in the early-2020s; and with the
development of a new data archive facility for a range of telescopes at the
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand. The Newton Fund enabled
us to collaborate in designing a new versatile generic system that serves all
purposes. In the end, we conclude that a single system would not meet the needs
of all parties and only adopt similar front-ends while the back-ends are
bespoke to our respective systems and data-flows.
