What Is A Data Backup Worth?

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What Is A Data Backup Worth?

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The value of backups follows the classic IT tragedy in three acts:

Act I: "What's a backup worth?" you ask, staring at your perfectly functional system.

Act II: "Nothing," you decide, because everything's working fine and storage costs money.

Act III: After your production database spontaneously combusts at 4:30pm on a Friday before a holiday weekend, suddenly that backup is worth your entire career, marriage, and will to live.

Funny how perspective changes when you're staring at the digital equivalent of a burning city.

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