Don't let your data be orphaned

With thousands of layoffs throughout the IT world, it's easy for an IT manager to lose control of data when layoffs hit the company. It's now essential that an IT business executive take steps to identify and locate databases left behind when IT employees are laid off and depart.

Managers must identify and locate all potentially orphaned data on distributed devices. Here are several steps to prevent your data from getting lost in cyberspace:

• Establish a comprehensive backup policy for data.
• Create centralized control over enforcing that policy.
• Use technology that can easily recover data under any circumstance.

Before there is turnover in your office, take an inventory of distributed devices likely to contain critical data. Stay in control of your data by making sure that it is backed up. A layoff may mean more than just losing a worker: It can mean losing gigabytes of information.

For more on keeping track of data:
- Check out this eWeek.com article

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