South Korean government learns it needs a backup the hard way - embarassing fail sees fire destroy over 850TB of data

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• A battery fire has destroyed storage hardware in South Korea
• The issue has brought the South Korean government to a grinding halt
• Over 850TB of information has been lost forever

A fire at the National Information Resources Service (NIRS) data center in Daejeon, South Korea, has perfectly illustrated why we emphasize such importance on backup services. Reports suggest the incident was the result of a battery fire, and it destroyed over 858TB of data - which is now permanently lost.