The first step is tackling the daunting security task through backup and disaster recovery plans.
How would you like to pay your employees to do nothing at all? Paying people for nothing isn’t likely a part of your business plan. However, without the right preparation, that is exactly what some companies do when faced with a disaster or outage. Systems can go down for hours, days, or weeks, and operations become shut down entirely. The consequences of critical systems going down for long periods are self-explanatory. To better protect your company, it is essential to prepare for disasters before they do disrupt work operations. The first step is tackling the daunting task through backup and disaster recovery plans. Read on to learn more!
The Differences Between Backups and Disaster Recovery Plans
While it is crucial to have a regular backup for your company, you might not have a plan for how to use them during natural disasters or power outages. This example brings us to the first important point, what is the difference between making backups and disaster recovery? A backup is a copy of your own data and then can be stored on-premise, in the cloud, or a combination of the two. Also, they can be performed intermittently and continuously. Disaster recovery refers to the plans and the many processes you will use to recover your data and applications after a power outage. These plans will vary a lot depending on the kind of outage, which could range from a simple server glitch to a natural disaster.
For the plans to be successful, you’ll need both a backup strategy that considers the company’s needs and a disaster recovery plan that helps you effectively use your backup data as well.
Why You Should Consider Backups and Disaster Recovery Plans
Make sure you prioritize your business and its most vulnerable data and applications. While you would like to get everything restored after a power outage right away, a few applications will impact your business a bit more than others. For example, a financial institution’s customer portal is much more important than the software that the development department uses to design new features.
Choose where you will back up the data too. Once you know your backup frequency and restoration needs, then consider the data privacy requirements. These three factors can help you determine backup locations. If speed is one of the essence, you might consider a hybrid cloud model where data is stored on the premises for speed and within the cloud for better distribution. Either way, a solid rule of thumb is to store backup data in separated spots in case a disaster impacts the physical location.
Work with a Company to Manage and Backup Disaster Recovery
A disaster and backup recovery plan are crucial for a speedy response that mitigates the damage of a power outage. However, navigating cloud backup and recovery choices can be a bit scary. Our team at En-Net Services can help, so give us a call today!
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