Disaster recovery and business continuity plans describe procedures and activities that when implemented will ensure a business keeps running with minimum financial loss after a disaster occurs. Disasters can range from the loss of a vital document due to user error to the loss of an entire site IT system as a result of fire or flood event.
Working closely with your management team, we will develop and create an effective disaster recovery plan tailored to meet the exact demands of your business.
A typical disaster recovery plan will include:
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Assessment of the components of your IT system that are critical for business continuity and their order of importance e.g. Customer Relationship Management database, finance data, sales and marketing data, application data, intellectual property and email.
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Description of an effective routine for the backup of data and off-site archiving together with procedures of periodic testing of data restores from backup.
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A list of your hardware infrastructure specifications and suppliers, together with the configura- tion documents to facilitate rapid replacement and rebuilding.
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Management and secure storage of application install media (CD/tapes) as it is often difficult to get replacement media for old software.
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Management and documentation of Internet service provider (ISP) accounts, telephone service providers, IP addresses, passwords, email accounts, maintenance accounts etc.
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