World Backup Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually by the

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industry and tech industry all over the world on March 31. It highlights the importance of protecting data and keeping systems and computers secure. World Backup Day started with a post on

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where a user wrote about losing their

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and wishing someone had reminded them about how important it is to backup data. The campaign started by Ismail Jadun in 2011, and every year news outlets write articles about the importance of backing up data on World Backup Day.

Observance

Every year on March 31, companies tweet and have

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s about the importance of backing up data to prevent

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. On the website WorldBackupDay.com people can make a pledge in ten languages on various social media channels about the importance of backing up their data. The World Backup Day is recognized as National Calendar Day on many national holiday websites.

References

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External links

Official site
Backup Awareness days Unofficial observances