Slashdot Mirror
Server Failure Destroys Sidekick Users' Backup Data
Expanding on the T-Mobile data loss mentioned in an update to an earlier story, reader stigmato writes "T-Mobile's popular Sidekick brand of devices and their users are facing a data loss crisis. According to the T-Mobile community forums, Microsoft/Danger has suffered a catastrophic server failure that has resulted in the loss of all personal data not stored on the phones. They are advising users not to turn off their phones, reset them or let the batteries die in them for fear of losing what data remains on the devices. Microsoft/Danger has stated that they cannot recover the data but are still trying. Already people are clamoring for a lawsuit. Should we continue to trust cloud computing content providers with our personal information? Perhaps they should have used ZFS or btrfs for their servers."
it must be recovered from bare metal using only our standard procedures + the backup tape
Wow, it must be really difficult re-installing all that proprietory firmware back to the BIOS, NIC, RAID etc. then getting it to bootstrap the *Insert OS Here" bootloader all on your own, I bet you don't get any help from the OEM there...
Troll or funny, take your pick...
This tagline was transcoded to result in at least one smirk. If you experience failure to smirk, please consult your Gen
It's amazing how many times the name "Microsoft" and the words "catastrophic failure" end up in the same headline.
That's our life, the big wheel of shit. - The Fat Man, Blue Tango Salvage
Microsofts products are repeatedly proven to be terrible, their services are repeatedly proven to be even worse. Yet still people pay inflated prices and put them in mission-critical places. Even in preference to better and more robust alternatives, including many that are free, they still choose Microsoft for some crazy reason.
When is this cloud of stupity going to lift from Microsoft users eyes?