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The Important Roles Of Data Backup |
| Date Added: November 03, 2008 08:29:20 AM |
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| Category: Computer Security: Data Recovery |
| Data loss is an inevitable reality of today’s totally digitized business environment. A data loss scenario cannot simply be tagged with the minor inconveniences that big and small businesses are vulnerable to. In fact it could lead to costly business interruptions and may jeopardize the very survival of a company. Considering the recent government regulations and high consumer expectations, the consequences of a data loss disaster could sometimes prove to be monumental. Most of the storage media that are currently being used are electronic, magnetic or mechanical devices that are naturally prone to failure during the course of their normal working. The most commonly used storage media i.e. hard disk drive is basically a mechanical device that is liable to fail or crash at one time or other. Optical disks such as CDs or DVDs are vulnerable to data loss owing to overuse, mishandling or exposure to high temperature, moisture and light. Magnetic tapes often get damaged or warped. Even the most recently introduced storage media like USB flash drives though being hardy are prone to data loss if subjected to a strong impact or trauma. In fact it becomes really easy to understand the vulnerability of storage media to human, mechanical and logical errors, if once we consider the available statistical figures. According to a recent survey, nearly 60 percent of all the corporate data is stored on PC desktops and laptops that can fail or crash anytime leading to some major data disaster. It is tremendously shocking to know that every 15 seconds, a hard drive crashes somewhere. What would you do if that hard drive belongs to your company or business? It feels really exasperating to know that nearly 31 percent of all the PC users around the world have at some time or other lost all of their PC files due to one reason or other. Infact 25 percent of all the data losses occur due to failure of portable hard drives. 44 percent of all the data losses occur due to mechanical failure of storage devices. 1 in 5 computers suffer a hard disk crash during its lifetime. The overall failure rate of disk and tape drives is 100 percent. All this statistical data must certainly have opened your eyes to the risks that your coveted data is exposed to. The virtual environment out there is fraught with malware and malicious software like viruses, worms and trojans that constitute a potent threat to any computer network they manage to infiltrate. Most of the viruses are not that vicious, yet a significant number of them happen to be diabolically potent and can erase or delete the critical data in a matter of seconds. In the contemporary business environment, hacking and industrial espionage are a serious threat to all the well established companies, businesses and R&D facilities. Such illegal activities can sometimes result in damage to the mission critical data. In large organizations, disgruntled or unsatisfied employees could delete, erase or corrupt the important files or folders out of vengeance or greed. The loss of any vital business data that is not meticulously backed up could lead to massive losses in terms of time, money, efforts and credibility. Infact 60 percent of all the companies that suffer a data loss situation close down within 6 months of facing this calamity. Data recovery often proves to be a costly affair and there exist very few reputed data recovery companies that have the requisite staff, expertise and infrastructure to handle all types of data disasters. Considering all the above mentioned threats to data and the disastrous consequences involved, it is a must that all the individuals, companies and organizations follow healthy data backup practices. If data is backed up meticulously and with care, it becomes very easy to restore the computer systems in a situation of data loss. Considering the recent developments in hardware and software technology, the process of data backup can fully be automated with minimal need for human intervention. Backing up data is the only fool proof antidote against data loss. |
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