Do you know what a zettabytes is? It's a data quantity measurement and it's roughly equivalent to 1.
8 trillion gigabytes.
According to a recent study by the International Data Corporation (IDC), computers will have generated 1.
8 zettabytes of information by the end of 2012.
That's a lot of ones and zeros, to be sure.
Their study went on to state that the world's data pool doubles every year.
That's mind-boggling! It stands to reason, therefore, that with all of this digital information floating around, the odds of data loss increase as well.
In fact, one in every one thousand computers will suffer some type of data loss.
If a business owner doesn't take data loss seriously, the consequences could be devastating.
There are several myths and fallacies floating around concerning data recovery and the need for it.
The first myth concerns the cost of data recovery.
Some folks have the mistaken idea that a cheap recovery service is just as good as a more expensive one.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
If a cheap, flat-rate quote is given, rest assured that there will probably be "unforeseen events" that will increase the final cost.
A reputable recovery lab will offer a quote that is both fair and all-encompassing.
A second fallacy is the idea that a data recovery plan is not needed because the business has never suffered a data loss.
Do they have fire extinguishers on the walls? Have they ever had a fire? Get the point? A third, sort of half-truth is that a company's IT department can handle any data emergency.
While some IT departments are very good with data handling and can recover deleted files in some instances, there are some cases in which they are powerless.
RAID recovery is a complicated task, and all data in the server could be lost if not done properly.
In fact, many times the act of replacing a RAID drive results in data loss.
Fourth, you might run into an instance where the lab tells you that recovery is not possible because of the technology involved.
What they really mean is that they don't know how or don't have the equipment.
Top-quality labs cost more because their recovery engineers are expertly trained and the lab maintains and uses state-of-the-art recovery equipment.
These data recovery services can retrieve virtually all forms of data on all types of drives, from external hard drive recovery to complicated RAID array repair.
Newer forms of media, such as flash media cards and solid-state drives, are well known to these experts.
Finally, people mistakenly feel that their data is safe and secure with any data recovery service.
Unfortunately, this is not always the case.
If a lab does not take security seriously, an impaired drive could end up sitting unprotected in a back room.
Security-conscious labs have strict security measures and protocols to ensure the safety of their clients' data.