Miscellaneous stats about computer data loss:

• A hard drive crashes every 15 seconds
• 2,000 laptops are stolen or lost every day
• 32% of data loss is caused by human error
• 31% of PC users have lost all of their PC files to events beyond their control
• 1 in 5 computers suffer a fatal hard drive crash during their lifetime
• The overall average failure rate of disk and tape drives is 100% - all drives eventually fail

Stats about business backup practices:

• 40% of Small and Medium Sized Businesses don't back up their data at all
• 60% of all data is held on PC Desktops and laptops
• 40 - 50% of all backups are not fully recoverable and up to 60% of all backups fail in general

Stats about the cost of recouping data:

• Recreating data from scratch is estimated to cost between $2000 and $8000 per MB
• 60% of companies that lose their data close down within 6 months of the disaster
• 80% of businesses that suffer major data loss disappear within 24 months

A national Harris Interactive survey of 597 computer users reveals:

• Nearly three out of five personal computer users have lost an electronic file they thought they had sufficiently stored
• Thirty-seven percent of the survey's respondents admitted to backing up their files less than once per month
• Nine percent admitted they have never backed up their files
• More than 22 percent said backing up information is on their to-do list, but they seldom do it

Why Gamble With Your Business

Data loss can be very costly, particularly for organizations in the small to medium business market where the difference between survival and closure can rest on the ability to recover from a disaster. At the very least, critical data loss will have a financial impact on companies of all sizes. At its worst, critical data loss can result in business collapse. Studies by the National Archives and and Record Administration showed that 80% of companies without well conceived data protection and recovery strategies go out of business within two years of a major disaster.

Computer Professionals can develop a data backup plan to protect your valuable data that will get you back in business fast if disaster strikes.

Lost Your Data?

We can help. Computer Professionals can find your lost files and data. We can restore them to your hard drive or other media. We can also restore files that are lost by accidental erasure, or due to bad partitions and formats. For the best chance of recovery, shut the system down and call the Computer Professionals for immediate service.