Data Storage Devices – What to Choose so You Don’t Regret it Later
It goes without saying that the amount of data we create is continually increasing. Methods of storing it are numerous and hard drive manufacturers are tempting us with greater capacity, speed, and –...
Why we still use magnetic tapes in business today
“Magnetic tapes are dead”; “Tapes still have a role in modern IT”. These are two opinions frequently heard among system administrators, but which of them is right? In recent years, there has been a...
IBM Storwize Data Recovery: A Breakthrough Case for the Books
The complex nature of IBM Storwize’s virtual RAID data storage system has become notorious in the data recovery industry over the years. So, when a client called on Ontrack’s engineers to restore 120...
6 common misconceptions about SSDs
SSDs will never fail and can be easily repaired? It's wrong. We hear all kinds of misconceptions about SSDs ... Here is a brief selection. SSDs have no moving parts and therefore very rarely fail....
Ontrack to the Rescue: Mac Data Recovery
First, There Was a Fire Thankfully, Ontrack’s engineers are no strangers to these types of data loss scenarios. Hardware failures, software failures, and human errors of all kinds have prepared them...
Data recovery - step by step
So what is the process of data recovery? A bit like recreating a loaf of bread from a kilogram of breadcrumbs. When we received the disk drive from the US space shuttle Columbia (the American space...
Ontrack PowerControls Update: Features from the Latest Release
Ontrack’s development team has been hard at work creating the latest version of the Ontrack PowerControls™ product suite with the goal of providing a better user experience for customers. Here’s what...