Tape Backup Proven Unreliable

The average failure rate for a tape backup is more than 75% - ALMOST ALL tape backups fail at some point.

Incredible, isn’t it? Most people don’t realize that. But what’s really dangerous is that most companies don’t realize it happened until it’s too late.  So, if you’re backing up your data on tape, you are not protected if…

• Your tape-drive malfunctions, which is very common with no warning signs.
• Your equipment and tapes get destroyed by a fire, flood, earthquake, fault sprinkler system, etc.
• Your backup tapes get corrupted, lost, stolen, or get erased.

Frightening trends, cases, and facts you should consider:

• More than 75% of tape drives fail at some point and do NOT offer complete protection for your data.
• 93% of companies that lost their data for 10 days or more filed for bankruptcy within one year of the disaster. (Source: National Archives & Records Administration in Washington.)
• 20% of small businesses suffer disasters causing data loss every 5 years. (Richmond House Group)
• 40% of businesses get affected by a hacker and most don’t even know about it. (Gartner Group)
• 70% of businesses lose data because of accidental deletion, disk or system failure, viruses, fire or some other disaster (Carbonite, an online backup service)