Gizmodo.com wrote up a pretty informative post on how data dies and how it can be saved. Digital rot, as they explain it, is the death of either hardware, network, or format. Their “Pulling the Plug” section struck a particular chord with me. Anyone remember Seeqpod.com, the pre-Grooveshark streaming music service that switched gears over a year ago? I had over 65 playlists in there. Gone…all gone…
Today’s business operates on a model that requires 100% uptime and 0% data loss. All websites, from banks and store fronts to blogs and social networking, cannot afford any downtime as it could result in loss of revenue. Data loss can require hours of recreating the data which is also unfavorable to a company’s daily operations. Many companies, large and small, have disaster recovery plans, but even fewer have disaster prevention plans. These two concepts are vital in ensuring 100% uptime and 0% data loss. (more…)
