Disaster recovery is a service that allows organisations to continue operating after a disaster or a disruption. The aim is to ensure that key personnel have access to the organisations’…
The Future of Disaster Recovery
The market for disaster recovery services is continuing to grow. Catalysts such as the events of 9/11 and terrorist attacks in the UK make companies increasingly aware of how potentially…
Why Disaster Recovery?
Traditional disaster recovery systems are reliant upon individuals backing-up data from a computer or network on a daily basis. This would normally be to tape (rather like an old fashioned…
Types of Disaster Recovery
Disaster recovery specialists such as Share have developed methodologies such as the Seven Tiers methodology, to demonstrate ways of recovering computer systems that have been affected by a disaster of…
Benefits of Disaster Recovery
Organisations can gain a number of benefits by implementing a disaster recovery plan. Disaster recovery plans ensure that legislation and compliance issues are adhered to. Many organisations have to comply…
Pitfalls of Disaster Recovery
Data must be backed-up regularly. It should be an automated process otherwise it will be a wasted system. There is very little point in having a disaster recovery plan in…
Steps to Buying Disaster Recovery
Step One Identify the needs of your organisation and your user : Do I need daily backups? – Do I need all of the data on my network to be…
Steps to Implementing Disaster Recovery
There are many types of disaster recovery plans and services, from the most simple of keeping a back-up of data on a single PC to using a service that automatically…
FAQs
What is a disaster recovery system or service? Disaster recovery is a service that allows organisations to continue operating after a disaster or a disruption has happened. The aim is…
Summary of Disaster Recovery
A disaster recovery system or service is a necessary function of a business and of the IT department. The costs for not having a contingency plan in place can be…