The 5 Biggest Problems You’ll Have With Most Data Backup Companies… And How Assure Data Overcomes Them All. Back up is unreliable because of unknown broken or corrupt tapes. In a survey 50% of all tapes used for backup had some form of data errors. Tape is linear and has limited immediate read/write error checking. Tape has a limited life span, and can fail without the user being notified. The cassette that houses the magnetic tape is not transparent making it impossible to see or know if a tape has broken or become corrupt for any reason and it happens without anyone’s knowledge. The designated person forgot, was absent and failed to insert, change tapes or schedule a network back up. Scheduled and consistent backups may not happen if the designated person forgets, calls in sick or is on vacation. To error is human, unfortunately, if a back up is not performed for any reason, a company stands a 50/50 chance of losing vital data at any given time. Tapes, scheduled to be rotated off site, are left on site. Limited numbers of off site backup tapes are available. Error Reports are unreadable and uncorrectable. They appear to be written in a foreign language making it impossible for the untrained to decipher the codes and fix the errors. Restoration of lost data is impossible, slow and a hassle. Quick, easy and hassle-free restoration of data is impossible if the tape malfunctions, is corrupt, or the backup was not performed as a result of human error. Data would be lost if there were a fire, theft or natural disaster. A safe may protect the magnetic tape case housing but it will not protect the tape from melting because of the intense heat generated. Find Out How AssureData Keeps You Covered 24 Hours A Day, 365 Days A Year So You're Covered And You Can Recover.