{"id":2424,"date":"2013-04-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/otava.test\/disaster-recovery\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T07:33:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:33:06","slug":"disaster-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/disaster-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

When considering business continuity and disaster recovery options, there\u2019s really only one constant from business to business: it\u2019s important to have. No matter how small or large your business, if something happens and there isn\u2019t a plan, your company may never be able to get back on its feet again.<\/p>\n

But, where do you start?<\/p>\n

Map out your needs<\/strong>
\nSteve Aiello mentioned in his webinar series<\/a> that the best starting point is to find out where the sources of income are for your business. He proposes that the best way to do this is to map out your company\u2019s departments, dependencies, and processes first. This is going to give you a clear and concise idea of where the effect will fall, depending on different causes. It\u2019s also a good time for a company to take stock of their processes, to ensure you\u2019re running everything as efficiently as possible within your framework. Within the planning, you\u2019ll also want to find out what aspects of your business are most time sensitive to have up and running.<\/p>\n

Look at your options<\/strong>
\nWhen you\u2019re thinking about IT disaster recovery<\/a> specifically, there are lots of facets that your company may need. For instance, in the event that your company is situated in a location with a high incidence of natural disasters (the east coast gets bombarded with hurricanes, California has their earthquakes, and don\u2019t get me started on tornado alley…), it would do you well to have an offsite backup that\u2019s farther away from your site. That way if one location goes down, the other can take the load and keep your company up and running while you clean up.<\/p>\n

Another great aspect to look at when considering the location of your backup, is cost. Putting backup data in a location with cooler temperatures means not having to rely on powered heating for as much of the year. That can really help when your disaster recovery budget is tight. Another money saving option is placing your disaster recovery solution in the cloud<\/a>. Not only can you spin up servers much faster than a more traditional IT infrastructure, but it allows the flexibility of only paying for the bandwidth and power that\u2019s necessary. This way you don\u2019t have to pay for resources you aren\u2019t going to use, or find yourself stuck without the power you sorely need (especially in a crisis situation).<\/p>\n

Consider outsourcing<\/strong>
\nEven with your data center in-house, outsourcing your disaster recovery solution can be helpful in many ways. Instead of having to shoulder the burden of managing your offsite backup<\/a>, a hosting provider<\/a> can provide the facility that will be way more cost-effective and less time intensive.<\/p>\n

Having staff from a hosting provider manage your services can also mean not having to spend the time and resources training your own IT staff. Not to mention, in a disaster situation there are likely to be many different things your staff is going to be concerned with – taking a thing or two off their plate when it really counts can mean a little less sleep lost for you and them (and I can\u2019t think of anything more important than that).<\/p>\n

Here are some other resources that may be helpful when considering disaster recovery strategies:<\/p>\n

Disaster Recovery Webinar Series<\/a><\/em>
\nJoin Online Tech’s Systems Support Manager Steve Aiello as he leads a three-part webinar series on the topic of disaster recovery.<\/p>\n

Seeking a Disaster Recovery Solution? Five Questions to ask your DR Provider<\/a><\/em>
\nDisaster recovery plans have become crucial for nearly every industry that relies on connectivity and uptime for business survival.<\/p>\n

PCI Compliant Disaster Recovery<\/a><\/em>
\nWithin PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards), there is a standard dedicated to having the merchant create an incident response plan in order to act quickly and surely in the event of a breach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When considering business continuity and disaster recovery options, there\u2019s really only one constant from business to business: it\u2019s important to have. No matter how small or large your business, if something happens and there isn\u2019t a plan, your company may never be able to get back on its feet again. But, where do you start? Map out your needs Steve Aiello mentioned in his webinar series that the best starting point is to find out where the sources of income are for your business. He proposes that the best way to do this is to map out your company\u2019s departments, dependencies, and processes first. This is going to give you a clear and concise idea of where the effect will fall, depending on different causes. It\u2019s also a good time for a company to take stock of their processes, to ensure you\u2019re running everything as efficiently as possible within your framework. 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