Secure deletion of data: Comparison of Degausser Types

1 September 2022 10:15:02 AM

Reasons to securely and permanently delete data As we have discussed in this blog previously, there are several reasons why corporate and private computer users alike have to delete their stored...

1 September 2022 10:15:02 AM

Using SMART Tools to Predict HDD Failure

The best-known methods for predicting hard disk drive (HDD) failure aren't exactly scientific. Grinding and thrashing noises are a reliable indicator that a HDD is about to fail, for example, but...

1 September 2022 10:15:02 AM

How to build a disaster recovery strategy for your virtual environment?

According to Gartner, large companies lose $300,000 for every hour of downtime they encounter. These kinds of losses can occur regardless of whether your organisation uses physical or virtual...

1 September 2022 10:15:02 AM

Tape Storage Regains Its Cool Factor

We have seen the tape market decline for several years now and it is trending toward withering to a niche solution. In the last decade tape lost much favour for backup applications, being replaced by...

1 September 2022 10:15:02 AM

Recovering Deleted Data: A Dell EMC Storage Success Story

When it comes to data, a single slip of the finger while running a command is all it takes for critical information to go missing from your hard drive. Fortunately, Ontrack performs hard drive...

1 September 2022 10:15:02 AM

First WannaCry, now Petya – find out how to protect your data

New Petya Ransomware Makes Disruptive Debut Spanning back to the early 1990s and making a brief reappearance in early 2016, a variant of Petya (also called Petrwrap) Ransomware has resurfaced once...

1 September 2022 10:15:02 AM

The top 10 worst data disasters from 2015

Our engineering team loves a good story about data disasters, especially when we can recover our customers’ information for them in extreme circumstances. For the last 13 years, we have collected and...

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