Monday, September 19, 2011 by The Data Experts

A major property surveyor operating in Spain lost access to a 1.6 terabyte Oracle 10 database following a power failure and contacted Ontrack data recovery specialists through his authorized partner. Ontrack experts immediately engaged to consult with the customer and investigate the potential recovery options.

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Monday, September 12, 2011 by The Data Experts

Virtualization adds an extra layer of complexity to a host system and when data loss occurs, Ontrack has the right tools to respond and can support file formats including VHD, VDI and VMDK used by Oracle VM and Oracle VirtualBox.

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Thursday, April 14, 2011 by The Data Experts

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Monday, February 7, 2011 by The Data Experts

Recently, Ontrack announced the release of its enhanced data recovery online customer portal to maximize transparency and streamline the user experience during the data recovery process. The secure Web site, which allows Ontrack Data Recovery customers to easily view the status of their data recovery in real time, the quality of their recoverable files, job details and customer service contact information, is now available from any computer using a popular browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari and Google Chrome.

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Thursday, January 13, 2011 by The Data Experts

A data loss has occurred - now what? Determining the need to recover lost data can be a difficult one. There are several things to take into consideration when determining if data recovery is required.

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Thursday, December 31, 2009 by The Data Experts

Every IT professional can tell a horror story about an upgrade, roll-out, or migration gone awry. It involves so many factors; hardware, software, compatibility, timing, data, procedures, security protocols, and of course the well-meaning but imperfect human.

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Thursday, December 31, 2009 by The Data Experts

One hard disk drive manufacturer is planning to deliver 4TB hard disk drives in 2011. While we all expect our personal libraries of music, videos, and documents to increase over the next few years, the entertainment industry is expecting to see a 1000% increase in total digital storage.

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Thursday, December 31, 2009 by The Data Experts

The fictional, true-to-life IT scenarios at the beginning of this article illustrate the situations and decisions that IT staff must make. Businesses and institutions like yours, without access to their data, run the risk of losing millions in revenue every day. The fact is, today’s systems are relied on more then ever for consistent and available data.

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Thursday, December 31, 2009 by The Data Experts

Computer users and many experts often consider lost data permanently destroyed, with no hope of recovery. And because much of the information about data loss is complex, inconsistent or inaccurate, it's not surprising that data loss and data recovery are some of the most confusing and misunderstood concepts.

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Thursday, December 31, 2009 by The Data Experts

According to Ontrack Data Recovery, extreme summer weather and the hurricane season cause a significant increase in data loss incidents during the summer months meaning computers users need to pay special attention to protecting their valuable data starting immediately. From intense heat to electrical storms to major disasters like hurricanes, there are a variety of potential problems that can lead to data disasters.

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