I know someone who accidentally deleted their entire production database, with no recent backup.
Lost. All. The. Data.
It was a personal small business that they used to earn about $400-$500 a month on the side, so not a Fortune 500 disaster, but pretty personally meaningful.
They wound up being able to focus on supporting their best customers and having them re-create their accounts and ultimately recover from this, but it was a moment of very possibly throwing in the towel for the whole small venture.
I know someone who accidentally deleted their entire production database, with no recent backup.
Lost. All. The. Data.
It was a personal small business that they used to earn about $400-$500 a month on the side, so not a Fortune 500 disaster, but pretty personally meaningful.
They wound up being able to focus on supporting their best customers and having them re-create their accounts and ultimately recover from this, but it was a moment of very possibly throwing in the towel for the whole small venture.
What a teaching story. Side project is something, that you usually put all your heart and soul into it, so I can feel their pain in this story!