Don't Think Disaster Recovery ? Think Business Continuity | Blog

Disasters come in all forms.?? There are the big ones, the ?force majeure? types: hurricanes, floods, fires, and earthquakes.??? Thankfully, these are rare events.? Much more common, but potentially just as devastating, are events such as catastrophic server crashes, power outages, and theft (from outside, or from the inside!).

Prudent business owners give some thought to disaster recovery.? They know it?s wise to back up data, and to regularly move backed up data to a location geographically removed from the principal place of business.

But many business owners fail to consider the real reason for disaster recovery, and that?s business continuity.???? Backing up critical company data is vital, of course ? businesses that fail to do this and suffer a significant data loss event generally do not survive long after the event.? How will your business get back to normal after any of these events??? It?s a question worth asking, and pondering the answers.

A good business continuity plan begins with brainstorming all these scenarios, and defining how you would bring your business back into operation, and how quickly.

These are some of the challenges you?ll want to address in your business continuity plan:

• - Is my company data backed up to a location not affected by the disaster?
• - How quickly can I get the backed up data if I need it?
• - How quickly can I deploy systems to use the backed up data?
• - How will I notify my employees if there?s a disaster? ?
• - Can my employees work elsewhere if my facilities become unavailable?
• - How will I notify my clients?

The answers to these questions will vary depending upon your tolerance for downtime, the industry you?re in, and your budget.????

It can be difficult to step back from the day-to-day operations of your business, brainstorm these scenarios and devise and implement a cogent business continuity plan, including regular testing of the plan and periodic updates.?? A good technology consultant with experience in Disaster Recovery Plan assessments can make this process go smoothly and deliver a strategy that could very well save your business.

For more information, we have a brief video on Business Continuity, and we also offer free Disaster Recovery Plan Assessments.

Source: http://www.clarecomputer.com/blog/2012/07/don%E2%80%99t-think-disaster-recovery-%E2%80%93-think-business-continuity/

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