Studies have demonstrated beyond doubt that disaster recovery is important to the survival of any business especially an IT/ IT related business. Data loss which can occur due to injuries, natural or man made calamities cannot be compensated by anything other than the same information!
The thumb rule for Disaster Recovery Planning - DRP for short - is that the plan needs to be customized according to the corresponding surroundings. Normally in a small or midsize organization/ business the IT team is the best choice to appraise and analyse the specific environment.
There are four primary aspects to consider while planning for disaster recovery:
-- What's essential when a disaster hits?
Under head this questions like the following are addressed - who is responsible to create a DRP, alternate new/ temporary office location, contingency plan to instantly get basic gear, list of crucial programs, the way to restore key programs immediately, how fast can you get internet/ mobile facilities to your new office?
-- Information backup
o Key file locations, backup styles, backup periodicity, backup verification & restoration, back-up media transport to offsite etc are considered under data backup
-- Physical safety and security
How to shield data copies from loss including tampering, list of people and level of access for people to technology assets etc are things to take up when planning the physical security facet
-- Computer and network security
Are computers and other hardware shielded, battery backups like UPS, anti virus software, firewall security, anti-spyware and anti-malware programs, confirmation for upgrades etc are to be planned for under computer and network security
When the above questions are considered attentively, answered in detail and recorded with clarity where it's accessible to any or all the involved parties - an effective disaster recovery plan can fall in place.
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