What's Da Buzz?

The time is coming near when we will have to replace my hubby’s computer. Like everything else of his, it is old. No, it isn’t 20 years old like some of his t-shirts but it is nearing the end of its lifecycle.

As such, we are growing a bit more concerned each day with the topic of data recovery if the computer should crash for the last time. He runs his own blog and does a lot of other work as well so if it is lost, that would set him behind by quite a bit.

Projecting that out to our eventual needs as we grow a home-based business and knowing how damaging it can be for a full blown business (or even just the sales rep), having resources ready for a guaranteed hard drive recovery is a must.

I do not need to walk you through the awful sound of your hard drive clicking. Most of us have been there and dealt with it. If you were lucky, you had already backed up all of your files. If you were incredibly unlucky, you could see your hard drive and computer crash just as you are about to show off a project to those who you bought it from.

Let me take a little time out and tell you a true story that last line is based on. I was busy doing my job all dressed up nice and fancy as the client was in the office. All had to be on their best behavior and in their best attire to impress the client. My manager had the great fortune of giving a presentation to the client team. Her presentation was on her computer which they had gathered around to watch. At that exact time, her computer died. Yes, the computer was purchased from their company and died right in front of their eyes. To my manager’s credit, she did the best she could to save face. As for the data recovery, I am not certain if they ever recovered that presentation.

There is one other form of data recovery that is important in large business, home grown business and more. It is called RAID data recovery. RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks or in layman’s terms a series of storage devices that run some core functions. Due to the nature of RAID, heat, connections and dust play a large part in the health of the RAID. I strongly advise clicking on the link to learn more.

Normally the words raid, heat and connections would be scary words to an illegal immigrant. But all of us follow the law so we only need to worry about the computers.

Anah