| Studies have proved beyond doubt that disaster | | | | internet/ phone facilities to your new office? |
| recovery is critical to the survival of any business | | | | · Data backupo Key file locations, backup |
| especially an IT/ IT related business. Data loss | | | | modes, backup periodicity, backup verification |
| which can happen due to accidents, natural or | | | | & restoration, backup media transport to |
| man-made disasters can never be compensated | | | | offsite etc are considered under data backup |
| by anything other than the same data! | | | | · Physical safety and securityo How to |
| The thumb rule for Disaster Recovery Planning - | | | | protect data backups from loss including |
| DRP for short - is that the plan needs to be | | | | tampering, list of people and level of access for |
| tailored according to the corresponding | | | | people to technology assets etc are things to |
| environment. Typically in a small or mid-size | | | | take up when planning the physical security aspect |
| organization/ business the IT team is the best | | | | · Computer and network securityo Are |
| choice to evaluate and analyse the specific | | | | computers and other hardware protected, |
| environment. | | | | battery backups like UPS, anti-virus software, |
| There are four main aspects to consider while | | | | firewall security, anti-spyware and anti-malware |
| planning for disaster recovery: | | | | programs, verification for updates etc are to be |
| · What is critical when a disaster strikes?o | | | | planned for under computer and network security |
| Under head this questions like the following are | | | | When the above questions are considered |
| addressed - who is responsible to create a DRP, | | | | carefully, answered in detail and documented with |
| alternative new/ temporary office location, | | | | clarity where it is accessible to all the concerned |
| contingency plan to quickly get basic equipment, | | | | parties - an effective disaster recovery plan can |
| list of critical applications, how to restore key | | | | fall in place. |
| applications immediately, how quickly can you get | | | | |