« 34% of companies fail to test their tape backups, and of those that do, 77% have found tape back-up failures.
« 60% of companies that lose their data will shut down within 6 months of the disaster
« As much as 60% of corporate data resides unprotected on PC desktops and laptops.
« Key causes of data loss:
78% Hardware or System Malfunction
11% Human Error
7% Software Corruption or Program Malfunction
2% Computer Viruses
1% Natural Disasters
1% Other
« 25 percent of users frequently back up digital files, while 85 percent of computer users say they are very concerned about losing important digital data
« More than 22 percent said backing up information is on their to-do list, but they seldom do it
« 30 percent of companies report that they still do not have a disaster recovery program in place and two in three companies feel their data backup and disaster recovery plans have significant vulnerabilities
« 1 in 20-25 notebooks are stolen, broken or destroyed each year
« Today's hard drives store 500 times the data stored on the drives of a decade ago. Increasing storage capacities amplify the impact of data loss, making mechanical precision more critical
« The average failure rate of disk and tape drives is 100% - All drives eventually fail
« 30% chance that you will have a corrupted file within a one-year time frame.
« More than 50 percent of customers surveyed said their current backup solutions does not meet their needs.* Quote Sources Available Upon Request | 
