28 Aug
2011
28 Aug
'11
6:11 p.m.
On 28/08/11 8:17 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
...
Reality check: How many people, who are NOT on this list, give a shit
whether old data can be recovered? There are frequent [formula] news
stories about how NASA/etc. can not find access to their own old data, but
what, if anything, is being done about that "problem"?
Even the White House - who you might consider would have the means to
preserve them - cannot seem to stop losing email archives. Though, this
may not be for technical reasons...
I would bet that the rate of commercial data loss is much greater than
we will hear about, both due to embarrassment, and risks of legal
problems for individuals and the companies involved. Combined with the
general notorious lack of prudence in the industry with respect to
technical decisions in software and hardware...
--Toby
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com