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Pixar’s Unlikely Backups
Pixar ran into some misfortune that really illustrates the importance of not just a good backup, but a secondary, offsite backup as well.
HIPAA: Compliance or Certification?
Did you know there’s no such thing as a “HIPAA Certification”? According to the US Department of Health and Human Services website, there is no standard or implementation specification that requires a covered entity to “certify” compliance. The same goes…
When it Does Not Compute: A Look at Logical Data Recovery
Most data recovery laboratories tend to highlight cases that involved physical damage and needed repair in an environment free of dust and contaminants. These are great cases, because they are usually dramatic, have visual appeal, and they highlight an expensive…
Why DIY Data Recovery Attempts can Hurt Chances of Recovery
Do-it-yourself projects, or DIY projects, are becoming more and more popular, as they can be fun and cost-saving. DIY is becomingso common that there is an entire cable network devoted to it. So DIY projects sound great right? They do…
Our Data Recovery Procedure: A Hard Drive’s Journey at Gillware
Here at Gillware, we understand that losing data can be very stressful. So we tailored our data recovery process to fit all of our clients’ needs and worries. It is a stress-free and non-binding process. Keep reading or watch the…
Full Drive Encryption: Don’t Lose Access to Your Failed Drive
Updated 7/22/2015 As a data recovery laboratory, we experience full drive encryption from a different vantage point. The encrypted data we work with usually is owned by the businesses and people who come to us seeking data recovery. They are…
RAID 5 Data Recovery: Tips and Overview
Most RAID devices were designed and built for data reliability. RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks (or originally, Inexpensive Disks). The technology, which was developed at the University of California, Berkeley, allows enough redundancy of the data that…
Insuring Data Recovery: What’s your policy?
The data on a hard drive can be the most valuable possession in an office or a home. It is critical that you know whether or not your data is covered by your insurance. We often hear from people who,…
Encryption: Challenges in Data Recovery
Warning: More complicated subject = longer blog post. But hopefully more interesting for some of you. Encryption is a wonderful tool. It has helped create a more robust information security infrastructure for consumers and businesses all over the world and…