Kyoto University in Japan recently suffered a catastrophic data loss of approximately 77TB of research files due to a critical error in their Hewlett-Packard supercomputer backup system. Between December 14 and 16, 2021, 34 million files across 14 research groups were permanently erased, with some work deemed unrecoverable.
This incident underscores the crucial importance of robust and reliable backup systems, especially for organizations handling sensitive and high-value data. Research institutions and enterprises alike face the risk of losing critical files, valuable insights, and countless hours of work if backups fail.
Why Backup Reliability Matters
Even the most advanced computing infrastructure cannot prevent data loss without a dependable backup strategy. The university has now halted its backup process and is implementing improvements, including incremental backups alongside full system mirrors, to prevent future incidents.
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