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If you are reading this, there are some things that you should know
Fact: A power loss lasting less time than the blink of an eye is enough to erase all of the data in your Random Access Memory (RAM)
Fact: You are constantly at risk from mains-borne "spikes", surges and electrical noise. These effects are produced by interference from other electrical equipment such as photocopiers, lifts and fluorescent lights and by adverse weather conditions such as thunder storms which you simply cannot prevent.
Fact: 28% of computer system breakdowns are caused by power failure (National Computing Centre Survey)
Fact: Over one third of companies that suffer a computer "disaster" take more than a day to recover from the disruption caused. 10% take more than a week (National Computing Centre Survey)
Fact: 15% of companies that experience a computer disaster lose over £1 million, 20% lose between £250,000 and £1 million. More than 33% lose between £10,000 and £250,000. (Price Waterhouse / BIS Survey)
Fact: A survey of 450 leading companies showed that each organisation suffered an average of nine computer failures each year. In each case, it takes an average of four hours to get the system back up and running. (Fortune 1000 / Find FVP)
Fact: 90% of all companies that experience a computer "disaster" and have no recovery plan go out of business within 18 months. (Price Waterhouse Survey)
