Macomb County lost EVERYTHING due to datacenter fire.. And here's the kicker

They don't have a backup data center.

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/04/18/macomb-county-suffers-without-backup-data-center

Let this be a lesson to those who want to put off backups.

This is only one county over from me.

(Not sure if this belongs in best practices or backup or somewhere else.)

Edit: I guess backup :)