More than ever, today's businesses rely not only on the skills of their employees and the quality of their physical products but also on electronically-stored data. For many companies, data is the product, and all firms now have mission-critical data they can't afford to lose. This applies every bit as much to the laptop of a small independent contractor as to the server farm of a medium-sized or large enterprise.
The good news is that hard drive malfunctions are comparatively
rare. The bad news is that when they happen, repairing them is
beyond the capability of most IT departments. For most IT tasks,
the in-house department of a company or a local contractor can be
sufficient, but data recovery is something of a special case.
A number of possible errors can make data on a hard drive
inaccessible. The data in a hard drive is stored magnetically on a
circular "platter" or "disc" covered with a microscopically-thin
layer of magnetic storage media. The disc rotates under a
read-and-write head mounted at the end of an actuator arm. If the
arm stops working or the disc fails to spin, the data on the
platter is intact but not readable until the drive is repaired. If,
however, the head actually comes into contact with the storage
media -- what's known as a "head crash" -- more serious damage can
result.
You might think that
London’s data recovery services offer a wide
range of choices. In fact,
specialists in hard drive data recovery are
rarer than you might imagine. The explanation for this problem lies
in the sensitive nature of the disc. Hard drives are highly
vulnerable to dust, moisture, magnetism and other environmental
hazards. As a result, they have to be examined and repaired in a
special sterile working area called a clean room. Few companies
have the resources and expertise needed to maintain such a facility
and employ the trained technicians it requires. The lack of such
facilities can actually endanger hard drive data that would
otherwise be recoverable. A well-meaning non-specialist technician
can put recoverable hard drive data at risk simply by tampering
with the drive.
Because the risks posed by underqualified care are so great,
a business-critical task like data recovery needs to be entrusted
to an experienced, reputable firm with a proven track record of
success. Only these firms have the equipment and technical
expertise necessary to deal with sensitive data recovery tasks. If
your company needs data recovery London is home to one of the
world's leading firms, Kroll Ontrack UK. Kroll Ontrack specialises
in restoring data from a wide range of storage media, with
highly-trained teams of technicians.
Being prepared for a critical data loss can make the
difference between a business-endangering crisis and a routine
hiccup. The best way to be prepared is to establish a relationship
with a specialist data recovery firm. For instance, the Kroll
Ontrack DR+ programme offers discounted rates on recovery in case
of an emergency, giving your business's data storage the support it
needs.
