Browsing the web I became engrossed with the concept of data backup and data
loss. There is almost an almost unlimited amount of information covering
subjects such as how to keep computer and server data secure, how to back-up
data, how to restore data, how to replicate data, who will remove your backup
tapes to an remote location, which companies can restore data from corrupt
disks. With all this information and data technology available I keep asking
myself the same question over and over again, how and why is data terminally
lost?
Laptop Battery Much information on one web site does tend to contradict information on
another site, but after all, most companies with sites of this nature are trying
to sell you their solution so you will never get an overall unbiased picture,
but there is one underlying fact which we can not get away from, a fact that is
stated on most sites and the following fact that I totally agree with is, "Data
is the lifeline of all companies and organisations; if data is terminally lost
then the chances of a company trading efficiently or even surviving after 2
years of the disaster not at all good". There are various statistics relating to
this fact, but it is accepted that 50% to 70% of companies will go out of
business within 1 year if data is lost. It is also acknowledged that everything
within a business can be replaced, desks, chairs, buildings, even people can be
replaced, everything but the data. Imagine, you sit on a chair and it breaks,
you buy another one, you get the picture but imagine the consequences of data
loss, you don't know who your customers are, you don't know who owes you money,
you don't know who you owe money to, you don't know what orders you have to ship
or who you are supposed to be visiting. Dire times are ahead.
"Computer industry analysts estimate that some 60 percent of all corporate data exists only on desktop and laptop computers, " said Walter Scott, CEO of Acronis. "Incorporating Acronis True Image with New Mexico Software backup server is the ideal solution to capture that corporate data and ensure that it is not lost. While traditional server backups are effective for protecting server data, every company should have a combination of server and workstation backup plans."
Thinkpad Taking all of the above into account I go back to the original question, if
people, companies or organisations understand the true value and importance of
their data, how do they manage to lose it? Data loss is totally unnecessary and
unacceptable! I honestly feel most IT administrators do have the best intentions
when it comes the preservation of data. In my experience data loss stems from
only a few sources, human error, lack of resource or lack of planning. Total
data loss should never occur when hardware fails.
Those looking to start their own business are advised to consider what software they will use to secure business data and Ron Riffe, an IBM software director, up companies.
Microsoft Human error - I forgot to take the tapes offsite when fire or flood struck
offsite tape removal company incorrectly labelled your tapes, I did not test the
tape prior to backup and consequently my data was not backed up, I forgot to
backup! I did not put my tapes in a secure safe and they were stolen overnight.
My backup server crashed in the middle of a backup. The web is littered with
stories like this; they are almost a comedy of errors. Responsibility for data
backup cannot ever be placed upon the shoulders of one person or one team of
people, if there is room for human error, then you have a flaw within you backup
system.
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Laptop Computers Lack of resources - If you work for a corporate, your backup and restore
system will have probably cost many hundreds of thousands of pounds. You will
enjoy an automated disk to disk system replicated to a second remote location.
Even though you are replicating to an offsite location, for added security, you
will most likely use this second site to backup to tape. This replicated
infrastructure is way out of budget for small to medium enterprises backup to
tape is still not a cheap task, by the time you have purchased a tape drive,
server to fit the drive into, tape media and the backup software you will have
spent at least £3,000, plus backing up to tape in the conventional way is still
prone to the same potential human errors. The humans that make the error also
have to be paid, if a backup solution is not automated then you will have to
employ someone to take care of this, I would prefer my staff to be carrying out
more proactive, revenue generating tasks.
Back in the proverbial "stone age" it was a truism that he who controlled the corporate data center controlled the corporate data. Since then we've seen the explosive growth of desktop computers, laptops, personal data assistants, cell phones that can run corporate applications, and removable USB drives that hold from 16 MB to 120 GB. Today, some 60 percent of all corporate data lives outside the data center on users' computers and devices. Today, nothing defines the modern road warrior more than his or her laptop and gadgets.
Laptop Computer Lack of planning - probably a harsh way of putting it, a lack of
understanding potential disasters may sound more forgiving. It all amounts to
the same thing, but a lack of planning was recently highlighted in the UK when
the Bunsfield oil terminal exploded. Companies who backed up to tape and secured
said tapes in a fire and water proof safe were cruelly exposed when their
building collapsed as a result of the explosion, backup tapes could not be
recovered for weeks as they were in the safe under hundreds of tonnes of rubble.
Their ability to trade was rendered impossible. Most companies feel that this
situation will never happen to them, but let's put this situation into context,
Bunsfield is only the fifth largest and one of over 40 oil terminals and depots
in the UK all of which are near major towns and cities, so it could happen to
you. This case is one of many where buildings have been destroyed and data has
been lost as a result.
The number of websites dedicated to the act of phishing has increased, it has been revealed. sized enterprises (SMEs) will welcome plans by IBM to redesign and extend is specific business software to make it more adaptable to the needs of SMEs. The data recovery software will help smaller firms to manage their IT files more efficiently and will enable them to recover any lost data in the event of a computer crash.
Desktop Computer If you are still with me you will notice I have only mentioned reasons for
and ways of losing data. The rapid growth of cheap high speed internet
connectivity and consequently the greatly reduced cost of highly secure, fully
automated offsite backup solutions is the reason I ask "how can companies and
organisations lose data?"
Notebooks Offsite backup, also known as remote backup, online backup, is a solution
that ticks all the boxes for a small to medium companies with limited budget and
resource. Why is this the case I hear you ask? If you deal with a reputable
company, remote online backup is cost effective, solutions start at around £25
per month, totally automated therefore requires no human intervention resulting
in no human error and your data will always be available as it will be
replicated between two data centres. To summarise you have an enterprise class
backup solution at your disposal for less than the cost of a low end tape drive.
Lenovo To find out more about the benefits of offsite backup please visit
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