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Disaster recovery is a word you will hear on a regular basis from your IT department. These days companies rely on computers, keeping all their information, client data, orders and invoicing. All it takes a serious virus and you can lose everything, as you can imagine not the ideal situation you want to find yourself in.
Many companies these days are turning to disaster recovery sites to help them secure their information and keep it off site. In the event of a disaster, they have peace of mind that all the ramification they had is safely stored. This has its benefits. In addition to losing everything and having to start again, you can ensure your customer service is not compromised by not having an order disposed or offsetting customers by invoicing them a second time for an item they have ready paid for.
The first step to choosing a disaster recovery site is to identify your needs and the size of storage you are going to need. The good news is that there are multiple options available. These enable you to book a small amount of space at a price that meets your budget and upgrade to more space as and when needed. This ensures you do not pay for space you do not need.
Once you know what you will be storing and the size of storage you need, you can start working on finding a disaster recovery site that you can rely on and trust now and in the future.
You could probably manage this in-house, but you are going to need designated IT teams to manage and maintain the systems. This could be counter-productive and cost you more in the long run than burning the space and saving your data on a daily basis. Remember you can store everything online or you can use it as a back-up facility, this is down to personal preference. If you are using it as a disaster recovery or back up facility, consider backing up every hour. In the event of a disaster you would have only lost one hours work, rather than losing everything, which could cost you thousands or more in the long run.
You have two options available when it comes to choosing a disaster recovery solution that will work for you. There are data centers that provide colocation services and then there is cloud computing (DRaaS Disaster Recover as a Service). You can choose private cloud, public cloud or hybrid cloud solutions depending on the type of information you will be storing.
Colocation services should be determined by their distance to the site, their bandwidth and how they are managed. In these instances you are responsible for buying your own server, storing and firing your own IT teams. You will also have your own software. The IT team will be responsible for maintenance the system at all times, which is why you want it close to your offices to reduce traveling time.
Cloud computing is a cost-effective solution. Another reason to choose cloud computing is that it is modular and secure and you can access it from anywhere at any time. The disaster recovery site will be responsible for the maintenance of the hardware and they supply the server, storage and networking.
It is advisable to discuss your requirements with a disaster recovery site consultant, someone with years of knowledge and experience who can assess your data needs and come up with some recommendations within your budget to help you reduce the risk of losing thousands in the event of a serious computer crash on site.
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Source by John Giaquinta
