The University of Kyoto in Japan lost about 77 TB of research data due to an error in the backup system of the Hewlett-Packard supercomputer.
The incident occurred between 14 and 16 December 2021 and resulted in 34 million files from 14 research teams being 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 the users affected have been notified by email of the incident, but no details have been released about what type of work was lost.
At present, the procedure backup has stopped. 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 surprised by the news, as supercomputers cost several thousand dollars for each hour modes and for the safeguarding of the data of backup not one, but a team of computer technicians is involved. If these people make such major mistakes, what can ordinary users say when they lose their personal photos due to lack of backup.
