Computer users and many experts often consider lost data permanently destroyed, with no hope of recovery.

Information about lost data can be complex, inconsistent or inaccurate, so it's not surprising that data loss and data recovery are some of the most confusing and misunderstood concepts.

Computer data may be one of your company’s most valuable and vulnerable assets. According to our experience, the primary threats to your data include:

• Hardware or System Problems
• Human Error
• Software Corruption or Program Problems
• Computer Viruses
• Sabotage
• Natural Disasters

These six major threats to your computer data share two things in common: they are unpredictable and, in many cases, uncontrollable.

Therefore, the precautions taken by IT professionals to safeguard company data cannot always prevent a data loss.

In addition to being a vulnerable asset, computer data is also a valuable asset.

Based on the information it is easy to see how significant the costs of lost or inaccessible data can be.

The attached Graph is a summary of the average hourly impact of lost data on a selection of different businesses.