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50% of companies who lose all of their data go out of business within 6 months. They clearly failed to test their backups with regularly-tested restores. And, a
by airhead969 6y ago
50% of companies who lose all of their data go out of business within 6 months. They clearly failed to test their backups with regularly-tested restores. And, a separate alternative system should've had multiple revisions of critical pieces of information like customers, assets, inventory, bank accounts, debts, and employees.
A data recovery shop could attempt to forensically-reconstruct SMS numbers. Look for logs and other places critical deets might be found. Try your best to get things back and make alternatives processes to piece together what you can. A phone carrier or SMS send provider might have a log of phone numbers. The paycheck company may even have the address of everyone. Send them a $0.01 paycheck with a note on them to call in.
I would ride it out for a paycheck because it's not like it could get worse than going under. Just be sure to get paid.
- lopatin 6y agoThey didn't fail to test their backups. They tested them, they didn't work, and then they said "this is fine".
- airhead969 6y agoOh my, I missed that, thanks. I can envision the dog in the burning house meme. Ouch!
- ghaff 6y agoReaching people seems like the least of their problems to be honest. If they use a payroll service, they'll have addresses--don't know about Europe but does just about any company do their own payroll in the US at this point? In any case, I assume most people know how to reach most of their direct reports and many of their co-workers. Especially at a fairly small company, I would think you could reconstruct contact info on employees fairly quickly. Of course, that may not help with the bigger problem.
- airhead969 6y agoYep. It's going to be a massive problem figuring out what's what, who owns what, and who owes what. I don't even see how they'll keep enough customers to stay afloat.
- joncrane 6y agoOnly 50%?!?