Kyoto University in Japan έχασε περίπου 77 TB ερευνητικών δεδομένων εξαιτίας ενός σφάλματος στο εφεδρικό σύστημα του υπερυπολογιστή της Hewlett- Packard.
The incident occurred between 14 and 16 December 2021 and resulted in 34 millions files from 14 research groups to be deleted from the system and from the backup file.
After research to determine the effects of the loss, the university came to the conclusion that the work of four of the affected groups could no longer be restored.
All affected users have been notified via email of the incident, but no details have been posted on the type of job lost.
For now, the process creationbackup has been interrupted. To prevent data loss again, the university has removed the backup system and plans to implement improvements and restore it in January 2022.
Kyoto University is considered one of the most important research institutes in Japan and enjoys the second largest scientific research investments from national grants.
His research work is particularly distinguished in the field of chemistry, where he holds the fourth place in the world, while he also contributes to biology, pharmacology, immunology, materials science and physics.
We were impressed by the news, as supercomputers cost several thousand dollars for each hour of their operation, and not one, but a team of technicians is involved in safeguarding its data in backup computers. If these people make such major mistakes, what can ordinary users say when they lose their personal photos due to lack of backup.
