858tb of Government Data May Be Lost for Good After South Korea Data Center Fire
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A fire at a South Korean data center may have resulted in the loss of 858TB of government data, raising concerns about data backup and disaster recovery practices.
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>The Ministry of Personnel Management, where all affiliated officials use the G-Drive, is particularly affected. A source from the Ministry of Personnel Management said, “It’s daunting as eight years’ worth of work materials have completely disappeared.”
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>The actual number of users is about 17% of all central government officials. According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, as of last August, 125,000 public officials from 74 ministries are using it.
It’s actually only 17MB per South Korean (their population is estimated at 51 million), but I think that’s still a lot.
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