By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering Thinking about using RAID configurations in your data storage strategy but not sure what the alphabet soup acronym means, and which type to use? Start here and learn the basic language. RAID DEFINED RAID is shorthand for redundant array of independent disks, and refers…
By Mike Cobb, DriveSavers Director of Engineering Updated 12/5/2018 If your company shuts its data storage systems down during the holidays, be careful that it’s not the last shutdown before a data loss. The Problem with Planned Shutdowns Many companies close their doors for an extended time during the Christmas…
ASUSTOR and DriveSavers announce data recovery partnership to provide ASUSTOR customers with professional data recovery solutions at a discounted rate, FREE shipping and FREE evaluations on all NAS devices. Taiwan, Taipei, 2017, July, 11– ASUSTOR Inc., a leading innovator and provider of network storage solutions, has announced a partnership with DriveSavers Data…
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Drobo, the maker of award-winning storage solutions for businesses, professionals and consumers, and DriveSavers, the worldwide leader in data recovery services, today announced an exclusive agreement that offers new Drobo customers a free DriveSavers Data Recovery Service Plan. Drobo customers that register a new device now have…
By Mike Cobb, DriveSavers Director of Engineering April is officially Spring Cleaning Month. Take some time to pay a little attention to your servers with some important maintenance. How many of these suggestions do YOU already follow? Is there anything you’ve missed? Back Up (obviously) We always recommend triple redundancy,…
Originally published by TechRepublic. By Evan Koblentz You can’t fix stupid. That’s the gist of the message from a data recovery expert at DriveSavers, who shared some war stories with TechRepublic. DriveSavers, a specialist in restoring data from damaged disks, just broke a decades-old trend among technology vendors by openly discussing…
Originally published by Network and Systems Professional Association (NaSPA). By Mike Cobb, DriveSavers Director of Engineering After performing tens of thousands of RAID data recoveries, the team at DriveSavers has seen our share of RAIDs. We’ve also heard our fair share of theories — some accurate and others, not so much. When it…
Originally published by Inside Big Data. By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering at DriveSavers DriveSavers has performed tens of thousands of RAID data recoveries in our history. Yes, we’ve seen our share of RAIDs. We’ve also heard our fair share of stories—some accurate and others, not so much. Ready to get…
If your company shuts its data storage systems down during the holidays, be careful that it’s not the last shutdown before a data loss. The Problem with Planned Shutdowns Many companies close their doors for an extended time during the Christmas and/or New Year’s holidays, including some that routinely schedule…
Recovery experts extend $500 off data recovery services to aid those affected by the recent earthquake near Napa, CA Novato, Calif. – August 26, 2014 – DriveSavers, the worldwide leader in data recovery, eDiscovery and digital forensic services, announced today assistance to victims of the recent earthquake 5 miles SSW of Napa, CA. The…
