Data Loss Statistics
What's the Real Cost?
We have compiled the below data backup statistics which illustrate the high cost benefit of online backup.
Your Business Storage
- The lifespan of a hard drive is just over three years.
- Burned CDs have a life span of between two to five years.
- 6% of all PCs will suffer an episode of data loss in any given year.
- 42% of tape restore attempts result in failure
- 40% of data loss is caused by human error
- 80% of business data is stored on personal computers
- Storage needs will increase by 700% in the next 3 years
What Data Loss Means to your Business
- 30% of all businesses that have a major fire go out of business within a year.
- 31% of PC users have lost all of their files due to events beyond their control.
- 93% of companies that lost their data center for over 10 days filed for bankruptcy within one year
- Companies that aren't able to resume operations within ten days (of a disaster hit) are not likely to survive. (Strategic Research Institute)
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