Types of data loss
Data loss can happen in many different ways, including some that you were probably not aware of. Let’s discuss these types of data loss so you can see how First Backup can help. (Click on the checkmarks to expand for more info.)
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Hardware failure including damage by power surge and drive failure (42%)
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Human error including accidental deletion or overwrites(31%)
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File corruption viruses and software errors(20%)
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Theft,especially laptop theft (5%)
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Other on-site disasters including fire, floods, lighting, power failure (3%)
The most common way that a company loses data is by hardware failure (42% of the time you lose data, this will be the culprit). Hard drives get old and fail, they can be damaged by a drop, they can get fried by a power surge, and more. This type of failure is, frankly, inevitable. Given time, every single hard drive will fail.
31% of the time your company loses its data, the culprit will be human error. This includes accidental deletions, overwrites, coffee spills, dropped laptops, and more. Think of any crazy thing you´ve seen an employee doing on or near a computer – you´ve just pinpointed a new way for your company to lose its data.
20% of the time your company loses its data, the culprit will be file corruption. Employees download viruses, software errors fail to properly save your documents and more.
All it takes is a simple break-in and theft of an unbacked up laptop and you have lost valuable data.
It is surprisingly common to have on site disasters such as flooding, fire, lightning surges, etc. Although you have lost hardware in the disaster, your important data was safely offsite where it can easily be accessed when needed.