THE DATA IS NOT STORED ON THEIR LOCAL HARD DRIVE.
It is stored on a server that gets backed up daily. And that server has at least one or more backup servers as well. In other words they are replicated in more than one location. The reason for this is for catastrophic events like hurricanes or fire.
Now, why won't anyone ask the question:
"What would happen if a computer was lost in a fire, flood, stolen or any other event?"
I've been in IT for 30 years and have lots of experience with data recovery and networking. Simply put, they are ALL lying and covering for their king. They should all be in prison by now.
You didn’t read my post.
Since you’ve been in IT for 30 years, perhaps you can answer my question:
Hard drives DO store valuable information. Sensitive information. And I’m not talking e-mails. Sensitive memos. Spreadsheets. etc
If someone as important as the Director of the IRS had a crashed hard drive, wouldn’t you expect that the cost would be justified to recover that information?
The Director of the IRS would be expected to have sensitive information on her computer that SHOULDN’T be backed up to a server.
Why wasn’t any data recovery done on her hard drive?