Forum - View topicNEWS: Kyoto Animation Recovers Data From Server After Studio 1 Fire
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Top Gun
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A very small consolation given the enormous loss of life, but at least it's something.
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Ashen Phoenix
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My hope is that the recovered work belongs at least in part to the people who died, so that something of their hard work and devotion to animation can be honored in that way.
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Kougeru
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I don't consider this small. While we have no details on what is on the server, the art that Kyoto Animation created was their lives. Those people spent countless hours making the art. Losing it would be like losing parts of the lives that they lived. To many artists the art we make means so much more than just paper and ink. To many of the people working there, it was their dream job. It was said to have been a very happy and positive place to work.This can't be compared to actual life lost of course but I still consider this a not-small win overall. It's more things to help keep their legacy alive. The more of their work that remains, the better. Not just for us, but for their memory as well.
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kotomikun
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Kind of strange that they would announce this without saying what the data contains, but presumably it's backups of at least some (recent?) work they thought was lost.
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Hoppy800
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Depending on what was in that server it could be some of the best news so far. It could be the digital versions of all or most of the artwork and finished anime that just got recovered and is no longer lost forever.
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jdnation
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Not really. Mainly for the reason that people understandably don't want to overemphasize the products they are working on versus the focus on those who died. So it's not necessary information for us to know about. But it's safe to say that it has whatever work we know Studio 1 was working on that happened to be backed up. So if/whenever Kyoto Animation begins work again they'll have something to start from. |
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Gurren Rodan
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This is majorly good news; the legacy of the studio - and of those who have passed away - is in in their projects, past and future. Knowing those projects are still preserved gives a lot of hope for KyoAni's future, even in the wake of the irreplaceable deceased.
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Panino Manino
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It's the server where the daily work was stored, it's their "final works"! I just hope, I'm almost praying here, that there isn't a catch like "the backups were weekly or monthly". 
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pikopika
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Here's to best wishes for Kyoto Animation and their recovery!
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geepee
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still,with a lot of people who were doing these works gone,they are no longer going to be what they initially wanted to,right?It will be just something else.
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Gurren Rodan
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Anything still in the making will feel different, for sure; we can only hope that whomever takes up the mantle next can bring solidarity tho the project(s) again.
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Stampeed Valkyrie
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So this kinda broaches a subject that I inquired about prior. What did their Corp Disaster Recovery plan and offsite backup strategy look like? All businesses run risks when operating from Natural Disasters (Fire/Flood/Earthquake..etc) I would find it highly unusual that there is NO process in place.
These days its common knowledge in the Corporate world to have some kind of Disaster Recovery plan in place. This protects against catastrophic loss, and allows a company to mitigate damage from unexpected events. Off-site storage would be the most basic premise of this. |
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Ouran High School Dropout
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As an IS professional of 25 years, I don't think that's the case. For any major enterprise I've been involved with, daily backups are mandatory. I've seen management sweat bricks after only 2-3 days when consecutive backups fail, and usually by then vendor hardware support is on site. As for the rest, the mere thought that this server contains the final labors of such talented artists fills me with profound sadness and bittersweet hope in equal measure. |
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Ouran High School Dropout
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Indeed. At my last company, disaster recovery drills were held yearly. Backups more than a few days old were kept offsite. |
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