Comments on: T-Mobile: Microsoft Lost All the Sidekick Backups http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/10/10/t-mobile-microsoft-lost-all-the-sidekick-backups/ News and analysis about data centers, cloud computing, managed hosting and disaster recovery Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:55:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: The data center in review, top 10 bozos of the year, 2009! « The Server Room http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/10/10/t-mobile-microsoft-lost-all-the-sidekick-backups/comment-page-1/#comment-9483 The data center in review, top 10 bozos of the year, 2009! « The Server Room Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:34:14 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=16770#comment-9483 [...] Microsoft and Danger for the T-Mobile Sidekick data loss debacle. MicroDanger did not win for operating critical storage systems without backups, but for the [...] [...] Microsoft and Danger for the T-Mobile Sidekick data loss debacle. MicroDanger did not win for operating critical storage systems without backups, but for the [...]

]]> By: Spectacular data center flameout, T-mobile, Sidekick, Danger, Microsoft « The Server Room http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/10/10/t-mobile-microsoft-lost-all-the-sidekick-backups/comment-page-1/#comment-7078 Spectacular data center flameout, T-mobile, Sidekick, Danger, Microsoft « The Server Room Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:32:35 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=16770#comment-7078 [...] } Talk about your phenomenal data center disasters. All T-mobile Sidekick data lost and it has Microsoft’s name written all over [...] [...] } Talk about your phenomenal data center disasters. All T-mobile Sidekick data lost and it has Microsoft’s name written all over [...]

]]> By: Massive data loss at Microsoft subsidiary Danger | BE Nerds – Backup Exec Nerds http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/10/10/t-mobile-microsoft-lost-all-the-sidekick-backups/comment-page-1/#comment-7052 Massive data loss at Microsoft subsidiary Danger | BE Nerds – Backup Exec Nerds Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:49:38 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=16770#comment-7052 [...] it automatically from the cloud on power loss – at least, they used to. Read the full article here. Making the situation worse is the fact that resetting the device is often the first [...] [...] it automatically from the cloud on power loss – at least, they used to. Read the full article here. Making the situation worse is the fact that resetting the device is often the first [...]

]]> By: Microsoft, T-Mobile and not backing up prior to SAN upgrades http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/10/10/t-mobile-microsoft-lost-all-the-sidekick-backups/comment-page-1/#comment-7037 Microsoft, T-Mobile and not backing up prior to SAN upgrades Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:42:55 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=16770#comment-7037 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Cloud Computing Does Not Absolve a Company of Good Disaster Planning | CloudAve http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/10/10/t-mobile-microsoft-lost-all-the-sidekick-backups/comment-page-1/#comment-7035 Cloud Computing Does Not Absolve a Company of Good Disaster Planning | CloudAve Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:52:18 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=16770#comment-7035 [...] maybe we have gone too far, and it is time to hire some new IT Staff.Related articles by Zemanta T-Mobile: Microsoft Lost All the Sidekick Backups  Sidekick Owners Get Bad News - Phone Data Is Gone Forever Microsoft Mobile’s Worst [...] [...] maybe we have gone too far, and it is time to hire some new IT Staff.Related articles by Zemanta T-Mobile: Microsoft Lost All the Sidekick Backups  Sidekick Owners Get Bad News – Phone Data Is Gone Forever Microsoft Mobile’s Worst [...]

]]> By: Ben Werdmuller http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/10/10/t-mobile-microsoft-lost-all-the-sidekick-backups/comment-page-1/#comment-7034 Ben Werdmuller Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:53:25 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=16770#comment-7034 I'm very concerned about the hit to confidence in cloud applications - which has an impact on web applications as a whole. I do think solutions can be found, though, which will mitigate risks in cloud applications, lower costs for developers and provide a solid business model for everyone in the chain. <a href="http://benwerd.com/2009/10/danger-in-the-cloud-a-proposal/" rel="nofollow">Here's mine</a>; there will be others. The current situation is really just a stepping stone. I’m very concerned about the hit to confidence in cloud applications – which has an impact on web applications as a whole. I do think solutions can be found, though, which will mitigate risks in cloud applications, lower costs for developers and provide a solid business model for everyone in the chain. Here’s mine; there will be others. The current situation is really just a stepping stone.

]]> By: Jason T http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/10/10/t-mobile-microsoft-lost-all-the-sidekick-backups/comment-page-1/#comment-7021 Jason T Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:49:02 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=16770#comment-7021 This is one of the main reasons I fought very hard to retain our existing LTO3 backup library and not migrate our daily/weekly/monthly backups to SAN snapshots only. No matter how many failsafes you have - if it's on a tape in a vault in the next county - you can't lose it. This is one of the main reasons I fought very hard to retain our existing LTO3 backup library and not migrate our daily/weekly/monthly backups to SAN snapshots only.

No matter how many failsafes you have – if it’s on a tape in a vault in the next county – you can’t lose it.

]]> By: Microsoft em maré de azar « O Vigia http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/10/10/t-mobile-microsoft-lost-all-the-sidekick-backups/comment-page-1/#comment-7018 Microsoft em maré de azar « O Vigia Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:35:55 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=16770#comment-7018 [...] Exchange, tendo sido trocados pelo poderoso sistema operativo do Pinguim, o GNU/Linux, parece que agora perderam os dados todos dos utilizadores do serviço Sidekick da T-Mobile segundo a mesmo devido a uma falha de servidores de backup da subsidiária da microsoft, [...] [...] Exchange, tendo sido trocados pelo poderoso sistema operativo do Pinguim, o GNU/Linux, parece que agora perderam os dados todos dos utilizadores do serviço Sidekick da T-Mobile segundo a mesmo devido a uma falha de servidores de backup da subsidiária da microsoft, [...]

]]> By: Microsoft Pink is Already Declared Dead and Danger Dies with Permanent Data Loss | Boycott Novell http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/10/10/t-mobile-microsoft-lost-all-the-sidekick-backups/comment-page-1/#comment-7014 Microsoft Pink is Already Declared Dead and Danger Dies with Permanent Data Loss | Boycott Novell Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:43:24 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=16770#comment-7014 [...] was a few days ago. It turns out that Microsoft lost all the data and has no backups. Here is what TechCrunch wrote: Wow. T-Mobile and Danger, the Microsoft-owned [...] [...] was a few days ago. It turns out that Microsoft lost all the data and has no backups. Here is what TechCrunch wrote: Wow. T-Mobile and Danger, the Microsoft-owned [...]

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