Database recovery

Databases have become such an essential part of our daily lives that for one to fail can mean disaster for an organization if the data is not recovered. Some of the organizations that rely entirely on databases include:

• Air Traffic Control
• Police – fingerprints, DNA, criminal profiles
• Banks and brokers
• Schools and universities
• Libraries
• All major chain stores
• Online stores, content management systems and blogs

Databases have become such an important part of our daily life that it is essential for a database recovery system to be in place. All organizations that rely on a database should make regular backups of their data so that database recovery can be all the more easy, if necessary.

Regular backups of you data will certainly help database recovery should it be necessary. There are other steps that can be taken to minimize the risk of losing data. Much of the data lost recently has been as a result of power outages. When the power is suddenly cut to a computer containing an open database, corruption to some of the records happens frequently. This can be minimized if the computer is connected to an uninterrupted power supply (UPS). This is essentially a large battery that will keep the computer running long enough for you to close down the database and then the machine, eliminating data loss. South Africa has recently been plagued with power cuts, many of which have been planned and prior notice has been given. If you know that there is a power outage scheduled, the sensible thing to do if you do not possess an UPS would be to close down your computer before the cut comes. If you do suffer from data loss following load shedding and need the services of a database recovery company, we are there to assist.