Wednesday 17 September 2008

Backup and Disaster Recovery

Backup and Disaster Recovery Planning

In today’s world terrorist attacks and natural disasters make it necessary for small and mid sized businesses to take strategic steps for backup and disaster recovery planning

With data and the systems they run day-to-day being so important to a company, being unprepared can be disastrous If a Data Disaster or systems failure occurs, businesses may not have access to work for hours, days or even weeks.

Data Disaster is generally the problem most small businesses worry about, but with businesses so heavily dependant on their Systems and infrastructure as well, being without email, CRM system, databases etc can also have very costly consequences if a plan is not in place. Research has shown that most companies, who suffer serious data loss that can not be retrieved, go out of business either straight away or within the next18 months.

Additionally, companies who rely heavily on their systems can go out of business within a very short time Backup and Disaster recovery is all about being proactive by making the necessary plans to put a process in place which meets the needs of your business that is both affordable, automated and effective.

Disaster Recovery Planning if done right can mean in the event of a disaster you can back up and running almost instantly. Small businesses are becoming more aware they need to have a backup and disaster recovery plan in place in order to secure and protect their most valuable asset, your data!

Before it was only large corporations that had Backup and Disaster Recovery Plans in place but now it has become compulsory for SME’s to have a solid Disaster Recovery system in place. Having a strategic plan that has been well tested means you can be confident if the’ unthinkable’ was to occur you could be confident that you could be back up and running with minimum disruption to your business

Backup and Disaster Recovery Planning is here to stay. It is a vital process in ensuring the survival of organizations. Its imperative businesses find the best course of action to maintain business continuity because as I said before with businesses depending on their systems to help them communicate with clients and suppliers, databases storing vital data about their clients, file servers storing your critical data and the heavy reliance of internet to help your business grow, it seems obvious that you would want to protect this by putting in a solid Disaster Recovery Plan.

IT Auditors are increasingly saying a Disaster Recovery plan is a necessary component of business operation integrity. Disaster Recovery Planning encompasses a myriad of areas that relate to being able to operate after a disaster or unexpected interruption occurs. It's essential to plan for backup of networks and information systems, and to have a solid plan for data recovery if something in the plan fails.

Although Small Businesses are beginning to take more action about Disaster Recovery we feel there is a lot more educating needed to be done to hit home to the companies that feel they are indestructible In today's world, it's essential for organizations to have a solid disaster recovery plan in place. Their business, people and technology depend upon it. The future of disaster recovery planning is strong and the need for experts in this field of knowledge will continue to grow.

If you would like more details about professional Backup and Disaster Recovery then we would be happy to help.

Steven John
Sagari Ltd
01273 465526
www.itmanagedsupportservices.co.uk