{"id":3043,"date":"2014-05-14T22:00:10","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T22:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/?p=3043"},"modified":"2019-11-20T03:43:43","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T03:43:43","slug":"windows-server-data-loss-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/windows-server-data-loss-article","title":{"rendered":"Disaster struck your Windows Server? Ouch.  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Alright, well just quickly.&nbsp; <a title=\"RIP The Linkup\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Linkup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Linkup<\/a> was one of the first internet-based storage systems (think DropBox).&nbsp; Things were chugging along nicely for them for a few years until 2007 happened and they accidentally deleted \u201cgood data\u201d along with \u201cdead&nbsp;data\u201d and lost the digital music, video and photo files of around 20,000 paying subscribers.<br \/>\nOuch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/TheLinkup.png\" alt=\"TheLinkup\" width=\"200\" height=\"72\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A year later&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/news\/2008\/081108-linkup-failure.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Linkup was no more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But they shall live on in our memories forever as we fervently backup all our data \u2013 Windows Server, Hyper V, &nbsp;databases, everything!<\/p>\n<p>While data loss may be less damaging for larger corporations, don\u2019t think for a second that it doesn&#8217;t happen to them too.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Remember Toy Story 2?&nbsp; That massive Pixar Animations film that cost $90 million to make and delighted children globally back in 1999? Well <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/articles\/20120514\/17243918918\/how-toy-story-2-almost-got-deleted-except-that-one-person-made-home-backup.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">poor backup policy<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> almost lost all of their master copies of characters, sets and animations due to an accidental deletion.&nbsp; By pure dumb luck, one dedicated animator had taken the goods home to show her kids and happened to back up the files on her PC.&nbsp; It just goes to show, whether it\u2019s your small business\u2019 Windows Server or the future of happiness for the world\u2019s children, backups are important and mistakes are easy to make!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, you\u2019re not alone here either.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Protecting and recovering your Windows Server system and databases is easy<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 1.17em; text-align: right; line-height: 1.5em;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/05\/adisk.png\" alt=\"adisk\" width=\"150\" height=\"148\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"text-align: right; font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/05\/Tape.png\" alt=\"Tape\" width=\"150\" height=\"148\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/05\/cloud1.png\" alt=\"cloud\" width=\"150\" height=\"148\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/05\/optical.png\" alt=\"optical\" width=\"150\" height=\"148\"><\/h3>\n<p>With the right help, there\u2019s absolutely no reason why data-loss should ever threaten your company.&nbsp; Using an intelligent, multi-tiered recovery strategy for your Windows Server system is the sure-fire way to ensure comprehensive data security no matter what.&nbsp; By implementing <a title=\"BackupAssist v7.4.5\" href=\"http:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/BackupAssist\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the right software<\/a>, this strategy can even be set-and-forget.&nbsp; If you&#8217;ve lost the data off your Windows Server even once, you\u2019ll know how stressful it is.&nbsp; Thankfully, it\u2019s easy to make sure it never happens again by applying <a title=\"Create a disaster recovery plan.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/news\/creating-a-disaster-recovery-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a few simple steps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Windows Server backup is easy and affordable with help from the right software.&nbsp; At the end of the day, all you need to do is <a title=\"Check out some independent reviews.\" href=\"http:\/\/windows-server-backup-review.toptenreviews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">choose the program<\/a> that\u2019s right for your&nbsp;company\u2019s needs.&nbsp; There are a wealth of options out there and we\u2019re not going to try to sell to you right here and now.&nbsp; Take your time, do your research and choose the best strategy.&nbsp; Disasters happen with Windows Servers (and all that crucial data your business depends on!), whether you\u2019re ready or not.&nbsp; Basically, the boy scouts are spot on when it comes to data protection \u2013 always be prepared.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and keep the interns away from your server rack!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Heard of other data loss catastrophes? Tweet them to us @BackupAssist, join the Twitter conversation with #datadisaster or share this article via your social media of choice.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Image:freeimages.co.uk<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Disasters happen with Windows Servers (and all that crucial data your business depends on!),&nbsp;whether you\u2019re ready or not.&#8221; When we think of losing Windows Server data to disaster, it\u2019s all too easy to go grandiose.&nbsp; Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, Californian earthquakes, floods, fires, asteroids, the wrath of God and the coming of the apocalypse \u2013&nbsp;these &#8230; <a title=\"Disaster struck your Windows Server? Ouch.  But you\u2019re not alone\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/windows-server-data-loss-article\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Disaster struck your Windows Server? Ouch.  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