Chapter 13: Backing Up and Restoring Data

Overview

If you work in the information technology field, you must have run into data loss problems more than once. But this problem is usually given rather superficial attention.

Many administrators are just too lazy and place their trust into equipment instead of backing up their data. No argument: Modern equipment is more reliable than that of just a few years ago. However, in the last couple of years , I witnessed several hard drives dying, five computers stolen from the office, and even one server rack burned up along with the room it was housed in. And who among the occupants of the great New York towers could have imagined that terrorists would decide to vent their anger on their offices? Of course, the loss of information doesn't come anywhere close to comparing with the loss of human lives. I am just using this case to call your attention to how data loss can result from unanticipated causes. You should take every precaution to preserve it regardless of the situation.

Data backup copying, or simply backing up, involves making a temporary copy of digital information for recovery purposes. Backing up data regularly allows you to restore lost data from the backup copy and continue working with negligible losses.



Hacker Linux Uncovered
Hacker Linux Uncovered
ISBN: 1931769508
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 141

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