Posted on June 28, 2009What does data recovery mean to you?
Data recovery is now becoming a mainstream service that people cannot avoid. Even when you backup your data you are still copying your data to another drive which also has the potential to fail. Hard drive failure is becoming more and more frequent,...
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Posted on June 26, 2009Hard Drive Failure – What has gone wrong?
The number of hard drives produced on a yearly basis is in the millions, a mamouth increase from previous years. Therefore statistics tell us that the number of failing hard drives must also increase. But why do hard drive fail?drives that are less...
Posted on July 1, 2009Data Recovery, what, when and why would you need it? Is it a con?
What is data recovery, when is it needed, who does it and what skills do they need. Many customers of data recovery companies think that recovering the data is a five minute job, howver it can take the technician many days or even weeks to rebuild a...
Posted on April 30, 2008How do you Recover from Data Loss?
Computers are all-pervasive today, used for a variety of purposes as far removed from each other as watching movies to space exploration. They have become extremely popular over the last twenty years because of the tremendous benefits they offer.
Posted on April 4, 2008Top Three Likely Reasons For Losing Data
Survey results are published all the time on the internet and by research companies on the causes of data loss. The government figures available for the UK are as old as 2005, and obviously are no longer a valid indicator of the exact situation.
Posted on February 18, 2008Impact of Data Loss on Companies
The impact of data loss differs from business to business. While a certain type of business such as a small clothes manufacturer may not be heavily impacted by a data loss incident or downtime associated with it, a banking business can lose millions...
Posted on February 16, 2008What Will the Digital Storage Devices of the Future Be?
Though the world at large may believe that we are living in the era of the IT revolution, the truth is that we have a long way to go in some areas.
Posted on February 13, 2008Emerging Digital Storage Devices of the Future
All digital computing devices need a storage media where their data can be stored safely and securely and be made available whenever desired by the operating system.
Posted on February 7, 2008Top Reasons For Data Loss
Data loss trends are studied by everyone ranging from behavioural scientists to data analysts. This is because they way we use and misuse data shows its importance in our lives, and gives an indication about the way the world is moving now.
Posted on February 4, 2008Disaster Recovery Planning - Planning for the Unexpected
One morning, you leave home for office with a spring in your step. Everything around you seems to be perfect. You step out of home expecting the day to be one of the best days of your life. But what you end up witnessing is the very opposite. You...
Posted on February 1, 2008Importance of Proper Evaluation in Data Recovery
From large corporate houses to individuals, everyone stores important information on computers. While there are numerous advantages to storing the data digitally, there are risks attached to the same.
Posted on January 29, 2008How to Ensure the Permanent Destruction of Data
As we work on a computer, all information about the programs we use, the documents we open and the pictures we view, besides other things, gets stored in it.
Posted on January 17, 2008Erasing Data Permanently
When we purchase a new computer, most of us sell off, discard or donate our old computer. We might give it away without bothering to erase the data present on it.
Posted on January 14, 2008The cost of data loss
Data Loss is a reality that every computer user has to deal with. It ranges from a trivial loss that can be retrieved at almost no cost, to catastrophic data loss which costs too much to recover. Data loss occurs due to physical damage or logical...
Posted on January 13, 2008Hard-Disk Crashes
Hard disk crashes is a term that is broadly used to refer to any hard disk failure. Most computer users would have come across situations where their computer refuses to boot or shows some similar error.
Posted on December 27, 2007Tape Drives and Hard Drives
Digital devices are capable of creating and churning out a huge amount of data every day as a matter of routine. They have a need to store all the data they process at a safe and easily accessible place until it is needed further by the operating...
Posted on December 18, 2007Research and Development Companies - Data Loss
Every entrepreneur or business organisation longs for continued business existence; and it is only the result of research and development (R&D) wing, that ensures this desire fulfilment. Such an aspiration exists in the mind of every entrepreneur -...
Posted on December 8, 2007Is Professional Data Recovery Worth the Expense?
Is professional data worth the effort and expense? - You can answer this question by simply reading the client testimonial column in the websites of data recovery companies.
Posted on December 3, 2007USB Flash Drives as Storage Devices
Storage is one of the defining factors of digital device. There is a growing need for faster, larger and better storage feature in a digital device. There are many types of storage devices being used. These include hard disc drive, floppy disk drive,...
Posted on November 29, 2007Why People Go for Professional Data Recovery
In this day and age the computer systems seem to have overtaken all aspects of our lives. Thus it is that wherever one goes, one comes across the ubiquitous computer. This is as true of the developing nation states as the developed ones.
Posted on November 29, 2007Data Safety on Floppy Disks
Imagine a square plastic shell of 3.5 inches width and slightly thicker than a credit card, encasing a circular shaped, plastic film-like, ultra thin, flexible, magnetic storage medium capable of fitting snugly into your shirt pocket.
Posted on November 13, 2007Why People Do Not Go for DIY Recovery Software
One common complaint that computer users have against data recovery companies is that they are costly. The contemporary society is getting digitized at a fast pace and the rate at which the data is being generated is increasing every year.
Posted on November 2, 2007Scratching Sound Emanating from the Hard Disk
I work from an office for four days a week and on the fifth day, I telecommute. On one such telecommuting day, while ruminating over the varied tasks at hand I just powered on my personal computer (PC), but all I got to see was a blank screen....
Posted on October 31, 2007USB Flash Drives versus DVDs
Over the years, the voracious human craving for more efficient and hardy storage media has unleashed an unprecedented level of investment and effort in the research and development activities, the world over.
Posted on October 18, 2007Recovering Your Data from Damaged DVDs
DVDs are one of the most popular digital storage media available in the market now. There was a time when they were too costly to be considered seriously for mass storage purposes. However, their price has fallen sharply with the increase in demand.
Posted on October 8, 2007Effects of Data Loss
Data is so important to the functioning of a modern setup that data loss can have stupendous implications for any organisation. Governments make special archives to store data. It may be in the form of historical records or records related to...
