You’ve got a friend in the data storage business. That’s the word from a new trade group formed to spread the word about conventional hard disk drive storage and newer devices employing solid state storage technology. The Storage Products Association (SPA), a non-profit trade group consisting of Hitachi GST, Seagate, Toshiba and Western…
DriveSavers Data Recovery, Inc. is the worldwide leader in certified secure data recovery services offering data recovery and data risk management solutions to financial, government and healthcare industries. Established in 1985, DriveSavers is a privately held company that employs over 80 professionals and supports over 9,000 business partners worldwide. Most…
Comparing a new solid state drive (SSD) to a more traditional electro-mechanical drive is like comparing an internal combustion engine to an electric motor. Both devices provide power, but in different ways. The engine is more complex, has many more moving parts and takes up more space than the motor,…
The Penguin, The Riddler, and The Joker. Q: What is something that everyone should know but never tell anyone else? A: Your password. Passwords should be an important part of your digital experience. With password protection comes security and the peace of mind that our private stuff stays private. We…
Hard drive manufacturers are becoming more of an endangered species every day. Of the 200+ different makers of electro-mechanical hard drives that emerged over the past 57 years – from Advanced Storage Technologies to Zentek Storage – only three remain viable in the same industry today. The big three are…
After a recent visit to our lab, PC World produced an insightful video and story about the intricacies of data recovery and how the process works at DriveSavers, where damaged hard drives and other equipment can be used to bring dead data back to life and criminals to justice. Click…
As if we needed another reason to believe flash memory is the future of large data storage systems, along comes IBM with a plan to spend $1 billion in R&D to address this rapidly growing area. The pace of adoption of storage devices using flash technology is quickening as users…
What would you do if you lost all of your data today? Or, if you were suddenly unable to access files on your computer, smartphone or tablet due to a failure of the device? Do you have a backup plan? Have you recently synchronized your mobile devices to your computer?…
DriveSavers participates in numerous trade shows and computer-related events across the country throughout the year, giving more people a chance to see what professional data recovery is all about. If you’re in San Francisco this week attending the annual RSA Conference, please stop by our booth (No. 451) and say “hello.”…
After a hard drive is recovered by DriveSavers, our standard practice is to return the equipment to the user. We don’t repair the drives so if they are not working when they come to the lab, they leave in the same condition. When a customer doesn’t want their broken equipment…
