The value of Information and Data

The value of data or information stored on your personal computer only becomes relevant when you have lost it

. You have had a HD failure, your daughter deleted a folder not belonging to her and your husband found something he thought was inappropriate. So now it's gone! No backup! So lets think about what that now means to the person now wanting that information... I can recreate the data with ease I can recreate most of the data and it could take three weeks I cannot recreate my lost data In case 1, being able to easily recreate any lost data entirely is probably the best position to be in when you do not have a copy of that information readily accessible. The fact that it is important enough to recreate,immediately puts a value on your data. If it was information you could live without, there would be no need to make any effort to get it back the way it was. What value did this data have? In case 2, I would like to share a personal experience.... Many years ago now, I was running a small business selling African art and Magnetic Bookmarks. My Sales and Invoicing system was managed by Word documents, spreadsheetsand an Access Database. I had a virus attack which wiped out my entire HD. Rebuilding the Operating System and applying all the required Service Packs was the easy part. It just took a lot of time. Now all the business related information that was lost, was only lost to my computer. I, very fortunately had a paper trail. For me to recreate files, spreadsheets and database tables took me more than a few months to do. During that recreation period, I was not doing anything regarding marketing, doing nothing about sales and nothing about any other part of running a business. I lost a lot of money due to being productive in an area that had 'nothing' to do with my business, yet everything to do with my business. What was the value of that lost information? In case 3, Don't like to admit to this to often, but my virus attack also rendered my E-mail client useless. All my e-mails and all my Contact details where all lost. Never to be recovered. Years and years of building important relationships with family, friends and business acquaintance's. A birthday, an anniversary, I would now not be reminded about. A contact number and customer information that was gone. What is the value of this data? In summary I would suggest that everything you keep on your computer has some value. Someinformation has a greater value than other information, But value they all have. Start with a backup of your e-mail client today. It is usually a simple process. Invest in free backup software. Invest in an external HD. Invest in Online Backups

The value of Information and Data

By: John Solomon

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