RAID, NAS and servers | Data recovery articles

Technical guides on data loss prevention, storage failures and controlled data recovery methods.

8 July 2026

RAID after ransomware: protecting data

After ransomware affects RAID or a server, isolate the system, preserve every disk, avoid rebuilding and document viable backups.

30 May 2026

Cloud storage can synchronise deletion, ransomware and access errors, so independent tested backups remain essential.

15 May 2026

During a business IT failure, isolate affected storage, protect viable backups and triage essential services before restoration.

2 May 2026

RAID, synchronisation, permissions, replaced drives and service pressure make business NAS recovery more complex than its redundancy suggests.

21 April 2026

After a RAID or NAS power failure, preserve disk order and configuration, avoid rebuilding and assess available backups before recovery.

20 March 2026

Why a server may lose critical data through RAID, backups, databases, human error, synchronisation and rushed continuity decisions.

3 March 2026

Preserving RAID layout, drive order and viable backups is essential when a data centre hard drive fails.

10 February 2026

RAID 10 alerts, unstable disks and rebuild history should be captured before shutdown, backup or recovery decisions are made.

24 January 2026

Why a network outage may leave a backup incomplete, inconsistent or misleading, and how to preserve source data before restoration.

17 May 2025

Why RAID may lose data despite redundancy: rebuilding, human error, corruption, controller faults, backups and technical assessment.