"Mike fumbled in the dark and quickly answered his cell phone. It was his buddy Ted who worked across the street wondering if he has lost power in his building as well?

In this case the disaster in the above story is about a sudden power surge followed by a 12 hour power outage; that affeced a 10 block area in the downtown business section of the city. The cause could be from any number of natural or man-made incidents and of course, they happen without warning.

Once the power is restored, you will then learn that all of your PC's, network servers, routers, etc have been damaged and need to be replaced, configured and applications, files and databases restored.

Is a Disaster Recovery Plan for every company?

THAT DEPENDS - "Do you want to be in business, when the power is restored"?

Broadly speaking, a Disiaster Recovery Plan is...

An outline of the business processes, highlighting the crucial ones,

Specifies time frames that critical processes have to be restored and operational by,

Details the back-up / recovery methodology for each resource he business is dependent on,

An action plan to follow in the heat of the moment to re-institute your business.

The complexity of a Disaster Recovery Plan will depend on the size and diversity of your company. The time to put together a plan can range from just a few hours of your own time to having QED assist you through the planning process.

And of course what are the benefits of a Disaster Recovery Plan that you can "take to the bank"...

Your insurance rates for data recovery rider will be smaller,

Peace of mind knowing that your company can recover after the power is turned back on,

A greater understanding of how your business and its' relation to the outside world.

Is a Disaster Recover Plan for every company?

THAT DEPENDS - "Do you want to be in business, when the power is restored"?

For further information, feel free to view / download our Disaster Recovery Planning Guide for Techies ....

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