Dave Logue

Dave Logue joined Ontrack in 2001 and have over 19 years of data recovery experience. Leveraging his expertise, he currently leads a team whose members specialize in the remote recovery of high-end SAN and NAS storage technologies. He also works closely with Ontrack development teams to communicate client needs, build innovative tools, and create and deliver custom solutions for specific data loss needs. He is further involved with the system administration/storage teams in managing the IT infrastructure for the data recovery business.

Prior to joining Ontrack, he held server and database administration positions with a leading health care company as well as management roles within their technical support teams.

Dave received two B.A. degrees from Hamline University in Business Administration and Psychology. He also earned a J.D. from Hamline University School of Law and is currently licensed to practice in the state of Minnesota. He is an active member of the PASSMN and the MN VMUG associations.

Specialties: Data Recovery, MS SQL, Oracle, Exchange, VMware, Product Management, Ransomware.

Recent Posts By Dave Logue

Aug 19, 2024 10:02:20 AM

Missing or corrupted sample files?

What is sample file and how to get them? A sample file is a working video or photo file created from the same device having the same file format as the corrupted video(s) or photo(s). Ontrack...

Mar 18, 2016 12:00:00 AM

Giving You An Inside Look at the Data Recovery Process

I've been working in data recovery for several years, but there are still cases that surprise me. There are many run-of-the-mill days, but there are the days I will always remember. Before I started...

Feb 3, 2014 12:00:00 AM

VMFS 5 – Unified Block Size

An interesting piece, “Increasing Storage vMotion Performance with Unified VMFS Block Size” by Chris Wahl, illustrates why having a unified block size on VMFS volumes is important for Storage vMotion...

Aug 1, 2013 12:00:00 AM

SSDs: Flash Technology with Risks and Side-Effects

Businesses everywhere are now using SSDs (Solid State Drives) as storage media. According to a new survey by Kroll Ontrack, IT departments are still find error rates, data recovery and secure data...

May 28, 2013 12:00:00 AM

Recovering Deleted Files: What Impacts Recoverability?

Recently, I’ve received several questions related to the recovery of deleted files. What happens when a file is deleted on a Windows-based system, and what causes those files to be lost and therefore...

Apr 22, 2013 12:00:00 AM

Preventing Data Loss During RAID & Drive Rebuilds (Part 2)

This is a follow up to the original article Preventing Data Loss During RAID & Drive Rebuilds (Part 1). Several questions came up about RAID and drive rebuilds and preventing data loss since the...

Mar 11, 2013 12:00:00 AM

VMware and NFS – Disconnected, Lost and Saved?

Recently, VMware® and NetApp® identified an issue that affects multiple customers. Customers running ESX 5 can experience issues with NetApp NFS data volumes under high load. Vaughn Stewart detailed...

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