Data disasters: stories

I always seem to find the most interesting stuff when I'm looking for something else. In this case, I was checking out common usage of "onsite" and "offsite", and I came across true stories of computer disasters at Amarillo DataSafe, Inc.

Anecdotes such as the ones on that page are excellent learning tools, because they really drive home just how easily (and unexpectedly) something can happen that affects the data on your computer.

Plus they're fun to read. Some gems:

• ...the grand daughter was playing a game and deleted the company records.
• ...While the manager was off, the owner came in and "changed a few things".
• ...Backup method: printed copies of all documents