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The Importance Of Disaster Recovery Planning

By Chelsea Evans


When a disaster happens, it can have a major impact on a business. If a company has to stop business for a day or two, it can costs them millions of dollars. In order to stop something like this from happening, companies will put together a plan. Disaster recovery planning is vital for a company to protect themselves. The goal of these plans is to get business moving as usual as quickly as possible.

Usually, the plan is a hard copy and is passed along to everyone who will be involved in the plan. It is important for these people to know their roll in the plan so that they can act quickly if something were to happen. Preparation beforehand is the first step taken. If a disaster happens, acting swiftly is the second step. The third step is what they should do following the disaster.

Nobody can ever argue the very important role that a companies IT department will play. They will need to make sure that all of the information of the computer networks are protected. If this information is lost, they will need to make sure that they can recover it. It would be a nightmare for a company if this information was permanently lost.

Natural disasters can happen at any time and do not prejudice. An earthquake, heatwave, blizzard and tornado are just a few of the natural events that can have a negative impact on a business. These events can shut a business down for days or even weeks. Some disasters are done by people such as a terrorist act. The length of impact will not usually be as long as a natural event, but the affects can still be enormous to a business.

Even though some of these events cannot be prevented, it is very important for a company to minimize the impact that the situation has on them. Two of the main things to do this is to minimize downtime and to not lose important data. One of the main goals is to make sure that as soon as the bad situation is over, business will flow as it does normally.

Disasters will have to be dealt with, but that does not mean that a company can afford for business to stop. If a business stalls, the effects can be very severe and costs them lots of money. If computer data is lost, the IT department will have to have the know how of how to retrieve that information as quickly as possible.

It is the responsibility of the management team of a company to put together this plan. They will have to make sure that they come up with a plan that will work. They will have to look at the financial situation of the company to see what they can and can't do. Also, they will need to make sure that the people they give responsibility to will act as quick as possible.

Disaster recovery planning should always be practiced by a company. If a company does not see it as important, they certainly will when a disaster affects their business. They need to realize that a simple fire can put them back hours or even days if they are not prepared for it. Quick action that comes from these plans can save their business.




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