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Tao Of Backup Wailing Wall

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Computer Data Backups: Test Now or Cry Later

Computer-Data-Backups:-Test-Now-or-Cry-Later

Arkansas town loses 6 years' worth of computer data

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-11-26-ark-crash_x.htm

"We still have paper documents of everything so it's more of an inconvenience than anything else," City Treasurer Jennifer Humphrey said Wednesday.

She said the city hoped to have a new server in about 14 days. After that, employees will begin re-inputting the data. The city plans to get new accounting software but that could take much longer to get up and running, Humphrey said. In the meantime, the city may have to hire outside companies to handle certain work, such as payroll and year-end tax reports.

Disaster Recovery – Horror Stories

http://computerperformance.co.uk/w2k3/disaster_recovery_restore.htm

I’m Sorry, But The Dog Ate Our Data

http://www.baroudi.com/Blogs/Weblog8Nov2004.htm

Try to explain to the CEO why the company is going out of business ...

Recovery Service Customer Testimonials

http://www.ontrack.com/testimonials/

http://www.ontrack.com/partner/casestudies.asp

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