Three-quarters of UK companies have nocontingency plans for data loss, even
though 90% had to recover data in the past year, according to
research from
Kroll Ontrack.
The data recovery specialist surveyed a cross-section of more
than 100 UK IT professionals and discovered that 65% of UK firms
have no dedicated budget available for data recovery.
This suggests many companies may be left financially unprepared
in the event that
data recovery services are required, said Kroll Ontrack.
Tape remains the preferred method of backing up legacy data (69%
of respondents), but backup media and processes are left untested
and unchecked by 62% of IT professionals, revealed the survey.
In addition, almost a third of those questioned also find it
extremely difficult to extract archived e-mails from offline
servers, severely hindering e-mail discovery and compliance
requests.
A lack of data recovery planning can mean that costs soar and
staff panic needlessly, said Kroll Ontrack.