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Data loss is more than just a technical problem - Backing up your Data is now legally mandated by all countries
There are always enough reasons to give thought to data protection and data availability. Whether you're trying to prevent loss due to carelessness or a complete server failure, designing a strategy for data backup and recovery is part of every manager's legal and fiduciary responsibility. Sensitive data loss can lead at the very least to embarrassment and damage to a firm's reputation. It can impact profitability and interfere with the day-to-day conduct of your business, but serious corporate malfeasance can lead to expensive lawsuits, fines and even jail sentences.
Contrary to popular belief natural disasters are only a minor reason for data loss. In fact, three quarters of all damage events are caused by hardware failure and maintenance errors:
According to Gartner, the typical reasons for breakdowns are:
- 44% Technical (under voltage, higher voltage, disc crashes etc.)
- 32% Human error (handling errors, theft, sabotage, etc.)
- 14% Software
- 7% Viruses
- 3% Natural Disasters
Disclaimer: As with everything else at Cool Solutions, this content is definitely not supported by Novell (so don't even think of calling Support if you try something and it blows up).
It was contributed by a community member and is published "as is." It seems to have worked for at least one person, and might work for you. But please be sure to test, test, test before you do anything drastic with it.
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