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Data Rescue &
Recovery
A Fortune 500 company might
replace desktop PCs every three
years as leases expire and new
leases are created. Small
business and home PC users
rarely replace PC this quickly.
Often, a PC is replaced only
when it dies. If no data
backup program was in place,
important files and data could
be left stranded on a PC that no
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Many times, there are ways to salvage
these important files.
Even though the hard drive might not be
capable of booting the computer
(starting up), it can still have enough
life in it to operate for a short while
as a secondary drive. This will
allow a technician to rescue the
important files contained on the failing
(or failed) drive.
Moore Information Systems, LLC can
usually rescue your stranded files (more
than 90% of the time). In the case
of an extreme failure of a hard drive,
we can
point you to certified data recovery
firms that specialize in retrieving
data from failed drives. These
services are sometimes very expensive.
If you have irreplaceable customer files
or documents on a failed drive, the cost
would be easy to justify (usually in the
$1,000 to $3,000 range).
Backup & Data
Protection
The key to avoiding the stressful
situation mentioned above is to develop
and maintain a comprehensive backup
plan. Centralizing file and data
storage on a network server will go a
long way towards securing your files.
Installing a tape backup device will
give you peace of mind knowing that the
key files of your business are protected
against hardware (PC and hard drive)
failures. The weakest link of any
computer network is the PC itself.
Developing a strong nightly backup and
recovery plan is essential to keeping
your business files available.
It really happened
(both true stories and perfect examples)
Let's say that an employee in a branch
office is moving his desk and PC to
escape the morning sunlight coming
through a side window. As he moves
the PC, he tries to carry the PC and a
cup of coffee at the same time
(multitasking at its worst). He
drops the PC onto the floor from a
height of 4 feet. The PC case is
destroyed and comes apart internally
(processor and fan become separated from
the motherboard). There is no way
for the employee to repair the PC.
What does he do if he can't access the
files on his PC? No problem on a
network. If there's another PC in
the office, he simply logs on and works
at another workstation. His files
are all safely waiting for him on a
network share at the corporate office.
A replacement PC is sent to the
employee, and he's not missed a beat in
the days it has taken to assemble
another PC and ship it to him.
Suppose someone at the corporate office
is updating an important spreadsheet
that tracks company issued checks
written in the field. She
accidentally deletes the file for your
Atlanta office's check history. If
there's a tape backup in place, the file
for the Atlanta office is pulled from
last night's backup. Within 15
minutes, the employee has access to the
file again and is productively working
again. Without a backup, there's a
good chance she'll be manually
rebuilding the file over the next couple
of days. Her productivity falls to
zero as she recreates lost information.
The backup program and tape drive would
pay for itself in regained productivity
after a couple of uses.
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