Data Disasters More Likely To Strike In Summer 61
Barence writes "The turbulent summer weather leads to a surge in data loss incidents, according to industry experts. Kroll Ontrack claims that it traditionally deals with around 12% more data recovery requests in the summer months than it does in the spring, with the weather largely to blame. 'The stress on electrical devices increases if you elevate the temperature,' Ontrack engineer Robert Winter told PC Pro. 'If you have devices that are going to fail, the failure may be induced by the elevated temperature.' Winter claims failure rates tend to be higher among personal and small business users, rather than large companies, which tend to have air conditioning and humidity control. Laptops and disk drives being left in direct sunlight or in the back of cars is another common cause of failure, the Ontrack engineer added. Power surges caused by electrical storms and failure to cover adequately for holidaying IT staff are other contributory factors, Ontrack claims."
Summer - Winter (Score:5, Funny)
A guy named Winter tries to pin the blame for data disasters on Summer.
News at 11!
Re:Summer - Winter (Score:5, Funny)
Summer Glau? She's pretty hot, but I didn't think that would cause problems with, er, hardware.
Re:Summer - Winter (Score:5, Funny)
This is why my data center moves server locations (Score:1, Funny)
This is why my data center moves server locations twice a year, Feb - October - Texas then they move by ship to Brazil mid-October.
We have never had any data disaster. Though they charge 15x more than most places but it's so worth it.