Disaster recovery is sometimes something businesses don’t think about until the worst happens. Disaster recovery planning involves identifying risks and determining how to get systems back online as quickly as possible to reduce downtime, business costs and damage to brand reputation.
Having a disaster recovery plan isn’t enough. While it may look great on paper, does it work? For instance, will your critical systems come back online if all servers aren’t online yet? Do your backups actually work? Is your data recovery timeline reasonable? Is your data recovery point appropriate? When systems come back online, are they secure or do vulnerabilities still exist?
All plan scenarios should be thoroughly tested to ensure the plan works. If something doesn’t work, now is the time to revise the plan. Once tested, train all employees to ensure they know the procedures.
The right tools and guidance are crucial with disaster recovery planning and testing. Contact our team to find out about available solutions and how we can help