Most business owners understand the need for IT disaster recovery, in some fashion. Protecting your investment in IT is a 24/7/365 commitment. It doesn’t matter if a disaster is man-made or natural. Lose your data and you’ll likely lose your company.
PROTECTING YOUR DATA
It doesn’t matter how small or how large your business is, you really need a definitive DR plan for your company. In business – processes, policies and procedures are the crucial elements in an effective disaster recovery plan. Obviously, people are an important piece of the pie, but a substantial portion of any good DR plan addresses infrastructure, or the facility that provides physical protection for the technology itself.INFRASTRUCTURE (DATA CENTER) DISASTER RECOVERY OPTIONS
Cold- Least expensive
- No equipment
- Has electrical, environmental and telecommunications accommodations
- Offers longer recovery time, but does give the client somewhere to go in case of a disaster
- Is essentially a site that has all necessary IT equipment, ready to go live, but lacks live data
- Requires set a brief set up period
- Fully equipped site ready to go at a moment’s notice
- Normally contains continuously replicated data
- Most expensive, but ready when needed
- Essential for hospitals, financial institutions and ecommerce operations
DISASTER RECOVERY ENCOMPASSES MORE THAN SIMPLY RESTORING OR REPLICATING DATA.
It’s having people, processes and infrastructure in place to restore your business to full functionality in case of disaster.Always couple DR with business continuity planning. How will your business continue to operate following a disaster and what impact will it extract.
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