Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery - The Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan by Robert Mahood
Essentially, the plan addresses the who, what, where, why and when of recovery. Goal number one is to reduce the risk profile of the business. Goal two is to be well prepared so the impact of any disruption is minimized. Overall, the objective of the plan is to effectively minimize the chances... The "what" is a clear, detailed, but focused business continuity and disaster recovery plan, a plan that provides a successful road map to minimize business interruption and maximize business continuity.

Data Disaster Recovery - Is It Really Necessary? by Greg Eiskins
When people think of disasters, they mainly think of flooding or earthquakes. In the world of computer experts or people who makes their living using information technology, a disaster can be quite different and yet can have the same paralyzing effects. ... Data recovery experts are specialized in multiple areas of recovering data including, but not limited to: fire recovery, water damage recovery, and miscellaneous crash recovery that may have occurred with an act involving a sledgehammer and a frustrated information technology worker on his last day of work when the coffee was cold and...

The Importance of Disaster Recovery Planning by Adrian Martin
Picture the scene, its Monday morning and you’ve traversed the morning rush hour and arrived at the office only to find a disaster zone. Over the weekend the office has experienced a fire that has all but destroyed the premises. IT, key documents, plant and machinery – gone – what are you going... Recovery team Put together a recovery team with clear lines of authorization who are responsible for co-ordinating activity in case of disaster. ... For many businesses and their managers disaster recovery planning never cross their minds, businesses carry out their usual day to day activity...

Pulling the Rabbit Out of the Hat: Disaster Data Recovery by A.B. Newland
Like most people, when you think of disasters, you probably envision flooding, hurricanes or earthquakes. Yet in the world of a networks, PC's and data or to someone who makes their living using information technology, a disaster can be quite different and yet can have the same paralyzing effects. ... Data recovery technicians are specialized in multiple areas of recovering data including, but not limited to: fire recovery, water damage recovery, and miscellaneous crash recovery that may have occurred with an act involving a sledgehammer and a frustrated information technology worker on...

The Art of Failure Planning by Glen Kendell
He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator. -Francis Bacon A Tale of Two Plans There is a lot of talk these days about disaster recovery planning. Organizations of all sizes are investing big money developing "The Plan" that will help... The Art of Failure Planning If you are a big organization, you have to face the reality that a true disaster recovery plan needs to look more like Plan B than Plan A. ... Yet disaster recovery planning is problematic.

Disaster Recovery by Prabir Sen
In today's world, businesses are beginning to demand more from their information systems. At the same time, the outer limit of technology is being stretched to its limit to meet this demand. This in turn puts a greater responsibility on the service Organisation, with the kind of daunting... You shall need to make sure that you have with you the experience in the team, looking after the aspect of data loss and disaster recovery and building up test procedures for various disaster scenarios. ... For quite some years, professionals in Information and Technology took disaster recovery to be...

Five Steps to Protect Your Business System from a Disaster by David McCullough
You never know when disaster might strike. If one happens, the first thing on your agenda as a staffing business owner or manager, after assuring the health and safety of yourself and others will probably be: "How are we going to do business?" The lifeblood of any staffing business is information. ... There are essentially five steps that must take place in order to protect your hardware and software investment from a natural disaster: Create a Disaster Recovery Team Develop a Disaster Recovery Plan Test the Plan Communicate the Plan Implement the Plan Let's break these five steps...

Got Virus? by Woody Bowers
GOT VIRUS? Your Data is NOT lost forever! In the wake of so many computer viruses running wild, “Hope is not lost”! With the recent release of such viruses as: mydoom; netsky; mofei, lovegate and many more destructive viruses, there is an affordable solution to recover your lost files from your... Nobody likes to think about losing their data, however, when you have a disaster, we’re there to rescue you!” Over the past 10 years ECO Data Recovery has saved many individuals and companies by retrieving their lost data!

Disaster Recovery Made Easy With Online Backups by Harald Anderson
Whenever disaster strikes the most critical asset that every company should have protected from sudden loss due to fire, flooding, or theft is their data. No matter what happens to your hardware you can be sure to be able to be up and running no matter how sudden or how severe your damage or... Access to backup data can keep employees up and running so even while facilities may be shut down indefinitely, your team can continue to do business as usual with little to no downtime. ... There is nothing to remember when using a remote secure backup, you can just “set it and forget it” and be...

Remote Backup as Part of a Disaster Recovery Strategy by Mike Colesante
New technologies and recent storm reports have forced many companies to review disaster recovery plans and data protection policies. Hurricanes striking the Gulf Coast and Eastern seashore have a significant impact on the businesses operating in their path. ... Many of the organizations affected by this disaster have made changes to their infrastructure and disaster recovery plans. ... Designate an emergency response team and educate them on their role in bringing the company back online after a disaster.