Backup motivators

• The average failure rate of disk and tape drives is 100% all disks will eventually fail
• Few users frequently back up their files, yet 85% of those same users say they are very concerned about losing important digital data.
• 6% of all PCs will suffer an episode of data loss in any given year
• 30% of all businesses that have a major fire go out of business within a year. 70% fail within five years
• 31% of PC users have lost all of their files due to events beyond their control
• 34% of companies fail to test their tape backups, and of those that do, 77% have found tape back-up failures
• Majority of companies that lost their data center for 10 days or more due to a disaster filed for bankruptcy within one year of the disaster. Companies that aren't able to resume operations within ten days (of a disaster hit) are not likely to survive.