Data is important when you need it

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A guest's discussion of mission-critical systems prompts Dr. Dave's wry rule that nobody's data feels mission critical except one's own, and it is never important until it is needed. From his recovery work, he remembers people who thought a failed disk held nothing important until they recognized irreplaceable pictures or recent documents.

1:20 · Consulting Philosophy

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Proposed recording date: 2007-11-10. The exact broadcast date may differ.

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