How to ctrl, alt, delete $48 billion

Harkoliar · 03-22-2007, 10:27 AM

eeeppp...

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Perhaps you know that sinking feeling when a single keystroke accidentally destroys hours of work. Now imagine wiping out a disk drive containing information for an account worth $US38 billion ($A48 billion).
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That's what happened to a computer technician reformatting a disk drive at the Alaska Department of Revenue. While doing routine maintenance work, the technician accidentally deleted applicant information for an oil-funded account - one of Alaska residents' biggest perks - and mistakenly reformatted the backup drive, as well.
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There was still hope, until the department discovered its third line of defence, backup tapes, were unreadable.

link here :
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/...html?from=top5

just imagine 48 billion.. i already felt misreable when i formated and erased all my useless junk years ago, but 48 billion .. erhm..

ZFR · 03-22-2007, 11:37 AM

If he just deleted something it should be easily recoverable.

Larry_OHF · 03-22-2007, 01:14 PM

I read about this too. It is recoverable, but would cost a lot of labor hours, including thousands of dollars to pay for those hours.

Bungleau · 03-22-2007, 02:36 PM

It was recovered... that took place last summer (July, I think), and by the end of August, they had recreated everything from the original paper and forms.

Cost over $200,000... and they haven't blamed or fired anyone.

Just goes to show the value of a good backup... [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

Captain Obvious · 03-23-2007, 08:29 PM

$200,000 to revover $48 Billion seems pretty good.

If the technician could delete it so easy in the first place, the system sucks. What he really should have done is transfer it all to a swiss acount in his name THEN delete it.

Hallo from Zurich Suckers!

03-22-2007, 11:37 AM	#2
ZFR Legion Symbol Join Date: February 14, 2002 Location: Ireland Age: 39 Posts: 7,368	If he just deleted something it should be easily recoverable. __________________ ZFR

03-22-2007, 01:14 PM	#3
Larry_OHF Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Midlands, South Carolina Age: 48 Posts: 14,759	I read about this too. It is recoverable, but would cost a lot of labor hours, including thousands of dollars to pay for those hours. __________________

03-22-2007, 02:36 PM	#4
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	It was recovered... that took place last summer (July, I think), and by the end of August, they had recreated everything from the original paper and forms. Cost over $200,000... and they haven't blamed or fired anyone. Just goes to show the value of a good backup... [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.

03-23-2007, 08:29 PM	#5
Captain Obvious Elminster Join Date: May 21, 2006 Location: New Zealand Age: 41 Posts: 420	$200,000 to revover $48 Billion seems pretty good. If the technician could delete it so easy in the first place, the system sucks. What he really should have done is transfer it all to a swiss acount in his name THEN delete it. Hallo from Zurich Suckers! __________________ I am the Walrus!

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