{"id":4245,"date":"2020-04-17T15:09:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T20:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kraftgrp.com\/?p=4245"},"modified":"2020-04-17T15:09:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T20:09:05","slug":"backups-failed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kraftgrp.com\/backups-failed\/","title":{"rendered":"HELP! Our Backups Failed and My Data is Gone\u2026 What Do I Do?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Did you know 60% of ALL backups are incomplete – meaning only partial backups are created? And to make matters worse, 50% of data restores can fail altogether. <\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019re in the unfortunate situation where your backups have failed, you\u2019re not alone. Avast, a large security company, found that 60% of all backups are incomplete – meaning only partial backups are created. And to make matters worse, 50% of data restores can fail altogether. Even though you\u2019re not alone, it\u2019s still a stressful time for any business. After all, you depend on your data to get through the workday. So what do you do when this happens? First, let\u2019s take a look at WHY backups fail.<\/p>\n Although you\u2019re in crisis mode and looking for a way to recover your data, it\u2019s important to understand the potential reasons why this happened in the first place.<\/p>\n As you can see, there are many reasons for backup failure. If you\u2019re working with an IT company, they should go over the many reasons for backup failure with you while implementing a solution that will protect against all of them.<\/p>\n If you find yourself in the difficult position of having lost data only to discover that your backups also don\u2019t seem to be available, there\u2019s really only one avenue to pursue. You need to hire a team like the IT professionals of KTG. There are times when data retrieval is possible, and there are circumstances when it just cannot be accomplished. Having data retrieval specialists on your side gives you a fighting chance.<\/p>\n The first step in data retrieval involves conducting a company-wide search to see if any staff have saved a copy of the data to their desktop, mobile device, or in another location. Though this practice is frowned on for security purposes (giving staff permission to admit to having stored data in an unauthorized location), the fact that they may have some of the critical data on other machines could bring the data loss problem to a swift resolution.<\/p>\n Sometimes data loss includes code. If this is the case, a search through code repositories will help to identify the last state of the data. Though this may not render the entire set of information, it will give a starting point for regeneration. As a final measure, if a company has some of its workflow within the cloud, cloud services providers are often able to help. With resources such as snapshot tools available, it is sometimes possible to retrieve a portion of the lost information.<\/p>\n Prevention is key. A holistic approach is best to ensure that a company\u2019s data remains both safe and recoverable. It\u2019s necessary that all data is backed up in at least two different locations. This redundancy provides the peace of mind that should one backup system fail, another is in place to offer the security businesses need. This should include:<\/p>\n But it isn\u2019t enough to simply have backups in place and trust they are doing their job. Regular testing is necessary for the assurance that all systems are functioning as they need to. As a final protective measure, it is a good idea to have all backups set up for deployment on a regular schedule.<\/p>\n Need help recovering failed backups right away? Call us right away.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Did you know 60% of ALL backups are incomplete – meaning only partial backups are created? And to make matters worse, 50% of data restores can fail altogether.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4246,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mbp_gutenberg_autopost":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n<\/p>\n
Why do backups fail?<\/h3>\n
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How do you restore your data?<\/h3>\n
Is there a way to prevent backup failure in the future?<\/h3>\n
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