Loss of data and its restoration

Data loss occurs when valuable information on a computer is deleted or compromised. Data loss may be caused by many different factors. This factors include; theft, viruses and malware, human error, physical damages and formatting errors. Data loss is serious inconvenience that disrupts day to day normalcy of employees. Losing information means losing both time and money as it is costly to weed out and repair damaged files.  Some of lost data can be restored, but this process requires time IT expertise, and resources that would have been channeled elsewhere.  

Significant loss of essential data will lead to costly downtime and, in some cases, permanent closure of business. This sets back productivity that is why it is essential to have a data recovery plan. It protects data from numerous threats, or even failed data security plans, to add to the list. The reputation of the company will suffer, no one would want to do business with a company that cannot protect its own data.

It is important for organizations to create a comprehensive back up strategy, as a precaution measure, just in case data is lost. Leaving data unprotected is an expensive risk to take. A 2014 study by hub spot sites that 20 percent of companies who experienced data loss from outages paid a cost between $50,000 and $5 million. Quite an expensive risk to take right? The best way to avoid such losses is through back up .Regardless of the medium used, it is essential to back up data. After all, it is impossible to restore data if there is no back up.