Data Loss Horror Stories: How to Prevent Data Loss?

Another case is when human error occurs. A user might accidentally delete important data in D365. This could be due to a lack of understanding of the system or just a simple mistake. And if the deletion is not noticed immediately and there are no recovery mechanisms in place, that data could be permanently lost. Also, if there are issues with the D365 database itself, like corruption, it can lead to data loss. This might happen if there are hardware problems on the server where the D365 database is stored.

Well, in many cases, improper backup procedures contribute to data loss horror stories. If you don't have a proper backup system in place, and something goes wrong with your primary storage, all your data could be lost. Also, overwriting data by mistake can be a cause. This can happen when you save new data on top of existing important data without realizing it.

Sure. In one case, a company had a DCS for its inventory management. Due to a software glitch in the DCS, all the data about the stock levels got erased. This led to chaos as they had no idea what items were in stock, what needed to be reordered, and it took weeks to recover the data and get the system back to normal.

The photographer had the initial consequence of thinking he lost all his precious trip photos. Emotionally, it was quite a blow. But since he had some on the cloud, the real consequence was just the inconvenience of not having all the photos on his computer. And he had to be more cautious about his cat's access to his work area from then on.

In one case, a Salesforce upgrade led to data loss. The upgrade process was not thoroughly tested in a sandbox environment first. Some custom fields and related data were not migrated properly. The company then had to spend a lot of time and effort trying to restore the data from various sources, like old backups and emails. It was a very difficult and time - consuming process that could have been avoided with better testing procedures.

A photographer had all his photos from a big trip on his computer. His cat jumped on the keyboard and somehow managed to format the hard drive where the photos were stored. He was devastated at first. But then he remembered he had uploaded some of the best ones to a cloud service a while ago. It was a chaotic but also a bit comical event.

Sure. There was a case where a microservice handling data storage was not properly configured for backup. Due to a hardware failure in the server, all the data it was responsible for was lost. Since the microservice was isolated, the other parts of the application couldn't access the data either, causing major disruptions in the business operations.

Sure. Company A implemented a data loss prevention system that scanned all outgoing emails for sensitive data. Once, an employee accidentally attached a confidential client list to an external email. The system detected it and blocked the email from being sent, preventing data loss.

In the financial sector, Bank X had a data loss prevention system in place. It once stopped a phishing - related data theft attempt. A fake email was sent to employees, asking for sensitive financial information. The system recognized the threat and quarantined the email before any data could be compromised.

One horror story could be when someone goes on a very low - calorie diet. They start losing weight rapidly, but also lose a lot of energy. For example, a friend of mine cut her calorie intake to just 800 calories a day. She lost weight, but she was constantly tired, couldn't focus at work, and her hair started to fall out. It was really scary as her body was clearly in distress.