Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) have taken on wider significance with IT managers because:
- Generally there is a perceived increase in risk;
- There are larger amounts of Capital and Intellectual Property tied up in electronic data;
- Far greater emphasis is placed on compliance and maintaining data over longer periods of time; and
- Businesses are reliant on greater collaboration in the workplace and shared information.
Demonstrating to stakeholders, staff, customers, suppliers and industry bodies that steps have been made to prevent operational risk is just a small element of any contingency. It is equally as important to demonstrate that adequate resources have been invested in procedures, alternative IT and accommodation that can be deployed and accessed quickly.
For those charged with ensuring any disruption has minimum impact on the business it is critical that continuity of IT is maintained. Unlike server failure or power disruptions, which can be typically managed and restored without ongoing disruption, natural disasters, sabotage, even terrorism may prevent an organisation from being able to access or restore existing infrastructure. For an organisation in this position it is essential to have access to their key data off-site.
There are a host of solutions available which offer various levels of protection - determining which is the most suitable for your organisation is something we can assist you with.
Comunet has been helping organisations implement successful disaster recovery plans for over 15 years and works with an array of partners to enable customer to successfully design, develop and maintain systems to cover a wide range of potential risks.
For those of you that are looking to review your Disaster Recovery needs, Comunet Business alliance partner Itegic Solutions has produced a Disaster Recovery White Paper – Please visit the following link to obtain your free copy:
http://www.itegicsolutions.com.au/Whitepapers.aspx
If you are looking for advice on Backup or Disaster Recovery solutions, why not give the Comunet team a call on (08) 8100 1111.