| Data is a vital asset to a company and there are | | | | consider that would cover you for a broad range |
| a lot of things that can go wrong and require a | | | | of scenarios. DR plans enable you to minimise risk. |
| company to need services for disaster recovery | | | | At minimum, two areas of consideration should |
| (DR). London companies are increasingly setting up | | | | be: |
| DR services and plans in advance in an effort to | | | | -Technology |
| thwart problems before they happen. Companies | | | | -Location |
| all over the world are doing it, too. Disaster | | | | There are natural disasters and disasters that |
| recovery and business continuity is important | | | | occur as the result of human error or intent. If |
| enough that entire business service solutions and | | | | you have massive failures or sabotage with your |
| technology tools exist to help businesses plan and | | | | technology, is your data in danger of being |
| prepare as well as act quickly in the face of an | | | | irretrievable? What might that do to your |
| emergency. | | | | company? A contingency plan that includes regular |
| Do You Need a Disaster Recovery Plan? | | | | backups and for off site storage is a good idea |
| Have you thought about business continuity in the | | | | and there are other areas of preparedness as |
| event of a problem? Thinking about DR, or | | | | well. |
| disaster recovery, before a problem is what can | | | | If there is a fire and you can't get into your |
| help you continue to do business. Down time can | | | | office, a DR plan can help you as well. It can |
| be costly to any industry and being unable to | | | | enable you to work from an off-site location and |
| access data could be detrimental, to say the least. | | | | minimise disruption to your customers. Regardless |
| Every business that works with technology should | | | | of your business, and whether you need disaster |
| consider having a business continuity plan so that | | | | recovery in the US, Australia, or the UK, there |
| they can access data and continue to do business. | | | | are a number of options for disaster recovery. |
| Plan Basics | | | | London companies often choose to plan for |
| There are various areas of disaster preparedness | | | | potential problems with an IT service provider |
| to consider. It's not possible to plan for and | | | | that offers a number of possible solutions including: |
| foresee absolutely every potential disaster out | | | | IT service and support, maintenance, and business |
| there but there are several areas you should | | | | continuity services. |