{"id":29130,"date":"2010-10-11T17:25:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-11T17:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/is-your-data-endangered\/"},"modified":"2010-10-11T17:25:00","modified_gmt":"2010-10-11T17:25:00","slug":"is-your-data-endangered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/planetology\/is-your-data-endangered.php","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Data Endangered?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"profile\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/9c180_khazard.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Hazard\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\">In the 240 posts that have been published on The Planet Blog to date, one of the most consistent themes has been the importance of data protection. If you&rsquo;ve been around our blog for a while, you&rsquo;ll be able to rattle off different backup strategies and new technologies that can keep your data safe. If you&rsquo;re new to the scene, here are a few backup-related gems that can help you catch up:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2010\/02\/19\/the-planet-storage-cloud-fyi\/\">The Planet Storage Cloud: FYI<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2009\/10\/28\/know-thy-backups-part-ii\/\">Know Thy Backups &ndash; Part II<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2009\/10\/27\/know-thy-backups-part-i\/\">Know Thy Backups &ndash; Part I<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2009\/01\/06\/your-business-depends-on-your-backup\/\">Your Business Depends on Your Backup<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2008\/10\/17\/tech-tips-from-the-trenches\/\">Tech Tips From the Trenches<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2008\/10\/07\/seven-server-preparation-tips\/\">7 Server Preparation Tips<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2008\/07\/31\/what-is-data-protection\/\">What is Data Protection?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2008\/03\/18\/its-always-bigger-in-texas\/\">It&rsquo;s Always Bigger in Texas<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2007\/12\/05\/backup-solutions\/\">Backup Solutions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Unfortunately, having &ldquo;book knowledge&rdquo; (or in this case &ldquo;blog knowledge&rdquo;) about backups and applying that knowledge faithfully and regularly are not necessarily one and the same. Regardless of how many times you hear it or read it, if you aren&rsquo;t actively protecting your data, <strong>YOU SHOULD BE<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Here are a few questions to help you determine whether your data is endangered:<\/p><ol><li>Is your data backed up?<\/li><li>How often is your data backed up?<\/li><li>How often do you test your backups?<\/li><li>Is your data backed up externally from your server?<\/li><li>Are your backups in another data center?<\/li><li>Are your backups in another city?<\/li><li>Are your backups stored with a different provider?<\/li><li>Do you have local backups?<\/li><li>Are your backups backed up?<\/li><li>How many people in your organization know where your backups are and how to restore them?<\/li><li>What&rsquo;s the greatest amount of data you might lose in the event of a server crash before your next backup?<\/li><li>What is the business impact of that data being lost?<\/li><li>If your server were to crash and the hard drives were unrecoverable, how long would it take you to restore all of your data?<\/li><li>What is the business impact of your data being lost or inaccessible for the length of time you answered in the last question?<\/li><\/ol><p>We can all agree that the idea of backups and data protection is a great one, but when it comes to investing in that idea, some folks change their tune. While each of the above questions has a &ldquo;good&rdquo; answer when it comes to keeping your data safe, your business might not need &ldquo;good&rdquo; answers to all of them for your data to be backed up sufficiently. You should understand the value of your data to your business and invest in its protection accordingly. <\/p><p>For example, a million-dollar business running on a single server will probably value its backups more highly than a hobbyist with a blog she contributes to once every year and a half. The million-dollar business should probably have more &ldquo;good&rdquo; answers than the hobbyist, so the business should invest more in the protection of its data than the hobbyist. <\/p><p>If you haven&rsquo;t taken time to quantify the business impact of losing your primary data (questions 11-14), sit down with a pencil and paper and write out your answers. Do any of those answers make you want to change your approach to backups or your investment in protecting your data?<\/p><p>The funny thing about backups is that you don&rsquo;t need them until you <strong>NEED<\/strong> them, and when you <strong>NEED<\/strong> them, you&rsquo;ll usually want to kick yourself if you don&rsquo;t have them.<\/p><p>Don&rsquo;t end up kicking yourself.<\/p><p>-Kevin<\/p><div><h4>Related Posts:<\/h4><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2009\/10\/27\/know-thy-backups-part-i\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Know Thy Backups &ndash; Part I<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2009\/10\/28\/know-thy-backups-part-ii\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Know Thy Backups &ndash; Part II<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2008\/07\/31\/what-is-data-protection\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What is Data Protection?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2007\/12\/05\/backup-solutions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Backup Solutions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2010\/02\/19\/the-planet-storage-cloud-fyi\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Planet Storage Cloud: FYI<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><p>\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.theplanet.com%2F2010%2F09%2F01%2Fis-your-data-endangered%2F&amp;title=Is%20Your%20Data%20Endangered%3F\" title=\"StumbleUpon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/9c180_stumbleupon.png\" alt=\"StumbleUpon\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><br>\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Is%20Your%20Data%20Endangered%3F%20-%20http%3A%2F%2Fblog.theplanet.com%2F2010%2F09%2F01%2Fis-your-data-endangered%2F\" title=\"Twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/9c180_twitter.png\" alt=\"Twitter\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><br>\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dzone.com\/links\/add.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.theplanet.com%2F2010%2F09%2F01%2Fis-your-data-endangered%2F&amp;title=Is%20Your%20Data%20Endangered%3F\" title=\"DZone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/9c180_dzone.png\" alt=\"DZone\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><br>\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.theplanet.com%2F2010%2F09%2F01%2Fis-your-data-endangered%2F&amp;title=Is%20Your%20Data%20Endangered%3F&amp;bodytext=In%20the%20240%20posts%20that%20have%20been%20published%20on%20The%20Planet%20Blog%20to%20date%2C%20one%20of%20the%20most%20consistent%20themes%20has%20been%20the%20importance%20of%20data%20protection.%20If%20you%27ve%20been%20around%20our%20blog%20for%20a%20while%2C%20you%27ll%20be%20able%20to%20rattle%20off%20different%20backup%20strategies%20a\" title=\"Digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/9c180_digg.png\" alt=\"Digg\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><br>\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.theplanet.com%2F2010%2F09%2F01%2Fis-your-data-endangered%2F&amp;title=Is%20Your%20Data%20Endangered%3F&amp;notes=In%20the%20240%20posts%20that%20have%20been%20published%20on%20The%20Planet%20Blog%20to%20date%2C%20one%20of%20the%20most%20consistent%20themes%20has%20been%20the%20importance%20of%20data%20protection.%20If%20you%27ve%20been%20around%20our%20blog%20for%20a%20while%2C%20you%27ll%20be%20able%20to%20rattle%20off%20different%20backup%20strategies%20a\" title=\"del.icio.us\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/9c180_delicious.png\" alt=\"del.icio.us\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><br>\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/faves?add=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.theplanet.com%2F2010%2F09%2F01%2Fis-your-data-endangered%2F\" title=\"Technorati\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/9c180_technorati.png\" alt=\"Technorati\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the 240 posts that have been published on The Planet Blog to date, one of the most consistent themes has been the importance of data protection. 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