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Do you have a data backup strategy in place? Have you ever tested it? Find out if and how people are backing up from a recent Kroll Ontrack survey.TRANSCRIPT
Why backupsaren’t used
Research into use of backups and their reliability was conductedamongst 600 IT professionals who had recently experienced significant data loss.
While conducting backups is essential to protecting your critical data, so is regular testing and maintenance of those backups. Backups are not fool proof, so including provision for data recovery in your disaster recoveryplanning is also important.
In the event of a data loss, a trusted data recovery provider can provide free advice to help identify options for getting the data back. For the significant proportion of companies with no systematic backup protocols, this advice can help prevent mistakes that can result in permanently irrecoverable data.
Where the respondents are
Backup in place when data loss ocurred
Personal Data Loss
Business Data Loss
Source: Kroll Ontrack survey of 600 IT professionals worldwide in March 2013.
Through its Ontrack Data Recovery software and services, Kroll Ontrack is the most trusted provider of data recovery software and services worldwide.
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1/3
2/3
55%
backup wasn’tcurrent or didn’t operate correctly.
NOYES
Time to research andadminister a backup solution
Expense of a backup solution
My data is safe withouta backup solution
Other
26%
3%
16%
53%
EXTERNALHARD DRIVE
EXTERNALHARD DRIVE
15%
CLOUD
CLOUD
7%
USB FLASHMEMORY DRIVE
USB FLASHMEDIA DRIVE
10%
OTHER
OTHER
Data lossexperienced
Platform used to back up data
Likelihood to use a backup solution after a data loss
Extremely likely
Not atall likely
13%
61%
Somewhat likely
26%
Asia PacificEuropeNorth America
15%
TAPE
TAPE
Backup platform likely to be used
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It's not enough to do a backup of your data. Regular testing and maintenance is required to ensure backups are reliable.
After a data loss, preference for usage of cloud as a backup solution nearly doubled, while tape usage flat lined.
45%increase in people who will now use a backup
Before data recovery
After data recovery
59%
Can you trust your backups ?
60% 40%
28%
7%
6%
0%