JournalSpace is No More
The Dangers of Casual Information Backup
On a technical side, what occurred is still unclear. JournalSpace maintains their server on what is known as a RAID configuration, where everything written to one hard drive is 'mirrored' to the other drive in a duplicate image. So if the main storage unit breaks down, all the data is stored on another duplicate and it's an easy enough job for an individual to simply switch over to the working drive. Most any computer can be configured for RAID with a minimum of effort.
JournalSpace had taken no other effort to back up their data other than constantly mirroring the drives. The damage that occurred then was not physical, but rather based in software. Whether due to a catastrophic operating system failure (OS X) or malicious intent, the contents of both drives have been completely overwritten. Akin to reformatting your hard drive, this means that the data is completely irretrievable.
JournalSpace.com is intending to sell their domain name and trademarks, and an enterprising investor may find this a good time to grab a valuable piece of electronic real estate. But for a large part of the blogging community, it is the end of a six-year voyage, and one that could have been easily avoided by the correct procedures for data storage and retrieval.
Original Article:
User: 'Craig'. Slashdot.com. "Why Mirroring Is Not a Backup Solution." http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/02/1546214 2 Jan 08.
"JournalSpace.com." http://journalspace.com/this_is_the_way_the_world_ends /not_with_a_bang_but_a_whimper.html 2 Jan 09
"Alexa.com." http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/journalspace.com 2 Jan 09
"Quantcast.com" http://www.quantcast.com/journalspace.com 2 Jan 09
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Post a CommentThis is just another reminder for everyone - backup your data. I recommend Backblaze (www.backblaze.com) for unlimited, automatic, $5 per month backup. However, please use something.