On the website The History of Backup you will find detailed information about data backup through the years. Did you know that the first backups were made on punch cards? This was back in the 1950’s. Punch cards were slow to use and had very low capacity, and in the 1960’s they were gradually replaced by magnetic tape.
The hard drive was introduced in 1956, but because of the high price, it was not suitable for backups for the next couple of decades.
The History of Backup also shows how people store data on their computers and the need for backing it up. Furthermore you will find statistics on data loss. In 2003 there was 4,607,100 episodes of data loss. These were caused by hardware failure, human error, software corruption, computer viruses, theft and hardware destruction.
If you want to know more about different solutions for data backup you should take a look at The History of Backup. The website also provides links to companies that offer solutions for backup, as well as links to guide you on how to find the best backup medium for you.
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