Hello, here are some real numbers from VaultLogix about data loss. Presented especially for the ones’ that say “it won’t happen to me”… 

The average failure rate of disk and tape drives is 100% ALL DRIVES WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL. 

Only 34% of companies test their tape backups and of those who do, 77% have found failure. 

60% of companies that lose their data will go out of business within 6 months of the disaster. 

Over 1/2 of critical corporate data resides on unprotected PC desktops and laptops. 

Key causes for data loss

  

- 78% Hardware or system malfunction. 

- 11% Human error. 

- 7% Software corruption or program malfunction. 

- 2% Computer viruses. 

- 1% Natural disasters. 

- 1% Other. 

  

1 of 25 notebooks are stolen, broken or destroyed each year. 

Today’s hard drives store 500 times the data stored on the drives of a decade ago! This increased capacity 

amplifies the impact of data loss, making mechanical precision more critical. 

You have a 30% chance of having a corrupted file within a one-year time frame. 

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