Data storage media is so often the unsung hero of the business world. Nigh-on all companies and organisations rely on it in some way shape or form. For many, it plays an invaluable role in vital departments such as sales, marketing and customer care – and this is becoming more apparent at more and more institutions each day least of all because we’ve seen just how urgent data recovery services can be needed first-han...
For those of us who grew up when mobile phones were beginning to go mainstream, terrestrial television began airing a fifth channel and the discman was the most technologically advanced mobile media player available, today’s technology – such as smartphones, streaming services and superfast broadband – can seem nothing short of miraculous.The Cloud – perhaps due to its ubiquitous nature – is a great example of such a...
For some time now, those operating within the technology sector – from data recovery service providers to developers to IT technicians – have known that mankind is producing data at a rate that is unsustainable. Many experts have even suggested that the demand for storage will be outstripping supply in less than a decade!In response, both public and private organisations from manufacturers to universities have been d...
Things move quickly in the world of technology and data storage; only last month we wrote about how Seagate had released the world’s first 14TB HDDs but Western Digital have gone one better having just unveiled their Ultrastar 15TB drive. In order to achieve this unprecedented capacity, Western Digital have utilised Shingled Magnetic Recording, a technique that increases storage density by allowing data tracks to ove...
‘How much will it cost for me to get my data back?’ is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the question we’re asked most regularly. Sadly, because data can be lost for a plethora of reasons and both these along with the device type itself will affect the tools, skills and software required for a successful recovery, providing an exact quote is no easy task. Just like a plumber will need to examine a leak in your home or a m...
Electronic devices are expensive – and that includes storage media. The monetary value of hard drives, however, nigh-on always pales in comparison to the emotional, practical and sentimental value of the data they contain. This is why, when a hard drive fails, users are less concerned about the cost of a new piece of media and instead want to find out if the data held on it can be recovered and, if it can, what they’...
I think it’s safe to say that everyone who works in the technology sector – from PHP developers to data recovery service providers – all agree that we need more data storage space. Fortunately, manufacturers agree with such assessments; none more so than Seagate whose latest collection of HDDs not only increase the media’s maximum capacity by a not insignificant 2TBs, but that are also available in several variations...
Setting up and using an external drive of any kind should be a straightforward task; usually as simple as plugging the drive into a USB port and waiting until the relevant icon appears on your desktop. That said, it’s far from unusual for external drives not to be recognised and, if you’ve been affected by this, here’s what we recommend: 1. Check the power source Some external drives need to be powered up when connec...
There are few things that are quite as frustrating as a slow, unresponsive computer. It can transform even the most straightforward of tasks into one that is arduous and time-consuming. Sadly, it’s a common problem with older machines but there may be an affordable and straightforward solution. Over time, the data stored on a hard drive can become fragmented. To put it another way, the locations of the individual byt...
Website Enterprise Storage Forum recently surveyed IT professionals working in businesses throughout the UK in order to both gauge their plans for the next two years and form a better understanding of their current practices. The resulting report, published on the 21st August, contains a number of important findings. Here’s a summary of what we found the most interesting: Backups still aren’t as important as they sho...