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Intelligent Recovery
Information makes the world go ‘round. That’s certainly true in business. A company’s biggest and most critical asset is its data. Without it, a company cannot look back at its past performance in order to project its future performance. It cannot analyze its customers and their preferences in order to tailor the company’s offerings. It also cannot keep track of complex inventories and know when to re-order. The analysis of financial and other data in a business is critical to its survival.
A company that relies on computers to store its data runs the risk that the computer will fail. Data is stored on a hard disc. The hard disc and the surrounding read mechanisms make up the hard drive. Either the hard disc or the read mechanisms can break down or be damaged by a soft threat like a computer virus or worm, or a hard threat like water or fire.
You may not be able to access the data with your equipment any longer, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the data is gone forever. IntelliRecovery (www.intellirecovery.com) specializes in restoring data from damaged hard drives and other media. In most cases, they can repair the hard drive or access the hard disc directly and recover the data still on there. They then transfer the data onto a compact disc and ship it back to you.
Because no one can know if data is actually recoverable in each situation before the drive has been examined, IntelliRecovery makes the process painless for the customer. You don’t pay them if they can’t recover the data. This protects against some practices followed by other services of having the hard drive examined and being charged hundreds of dollars for the time even though no data could be saved.
Having a data recovery service work on your hard drive can also cause concerns with computer and hard drive warranties. Most warranties state that only authorized repair facilities can work on the equipment otherwise the warranty is voided. IntelliRecovery is an authorized repair facility for all major manufacturers so your warranty is protected.
The IntelliRecovery website contains a wealth of information for both IT professionals and business owners. There are articles on how to protect your data on a day-to-day basis, proper back up techniques, viruses and virus hoaxes, and hard drive maintenance. The site also provides important do’s and don’ts on how to handle data loss immediately after it occurs. What you do right away can affect how much data is lost and how extensive the damage is.
Sending your hard drive to IntelliRecovery is simple. Pack it carefully in a box, include the Preliminary Assessment form from their website and ship it to them. If the hard drive itself is repairable, they will send it back. If not, they will ship your recovered data on a CD or other medium.
Practicing safe data back up is the first line of defense against critical data loss in your business. But knowing that IntelliRecovery is there in case of data failure can reduce your stress in a critical situation.