Technology v Nature. The fight still continues without any clear winners. Nature’s fury occasionally reminds us of how easily it can overwhelm all that modern technology has to offer, but indomitable man just goes back to the drawing board to come up with an improved solution. The tremendous advances in data storage technology have been taken for granted by most users for whom the phenomenal growth in storage capacity can hardly keep pace with their appetite for more and more data. At the same time, the high-tech world of computers gives the users a false feeling of invincibility. While data storage devices have become more robust than in the past, the sheer numbers have made data disasters more common than ever before. There are many reasons why hard disk drives and other data storage devices can – and do – fail.

However, these are some general tips Disk Doctors has for avoiding and surviving data loss:Make a regular back-up of all your important data (including laptop drives),Test your back-ups regularly (especially if it is a tape back-up),Carry laptops in padded cases,If it is mission critical business data, store it on RAID systemsRestrict unauthorized access,Use regularly updated anti-virus software,Data recovery is a specialized field, and not every computer technician can retrieve data,Look at the company experience, expertise, locations, facilities, testimonials, etc.