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Storing Data on the Network vs. Storing Data on my hard-drive

Storing Data on the Network vs. Storing Data on my hard-drive. Presented by: Kyle Hansen – IT Service Automation Team. Quick Facts about Hard-Drives. The average consumer Hard-drive life expectancy is approx. 3 to 5 years.

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Storing Data on the Network vs. Storing Data on my hard-drive

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  1. Storing Data on the Network vs. Storing Data on my hard-drive Presented by: Kyle Hansen – IT Service Automation Team

  2. Quick Facts about Hard-Drives • The average consumer Hard-drive life expectancy is approx. 3 to 5 years. • Hard-drive data can be damaged or corrupted with physical “shock” to the hard-drive. * Hard-drives are subject to static electricity and magnetic fields that can damage the hard-drive itself or damage or destroy the data.

  3. Quick Facts about Data Security • Hard-drive data can be damaged or corrupted with physical “shock” to the hard-drive. • Hard-drives are subject to static electricity and magnetic fields that can damage the hard-drive itself or damage or destroy the data. • Data can be lost or stolen if stored on a laptop computer.

  4. Why should I save and store my data files on a network drive?

  5. Hospital & Clinic Network Users • Each network user gets a space quota of 5GB. • The G: drive gets backed up every night by the systems group. • Snapshots get taken every hour. So a user can access previous versions of files/documents that have changed periodically.

  6. Encrypt your data

  7. Questions secureIT.utah.edu/encryption

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