Earthquake, hurricane, fire, robbery, data loss. Time and time again, San Diego businesses are constantly forced to hope for the best, and prepare for the worst. And in such challenging times like these, San Diego disaster recovery plans are not merely a necessity: they are, in fact, pivotal in determining the success of a business. While organizations and corporations cannot easily control these events, they can, however, mitigate the impact through a few considerations.
Testing Disaster Recovery Plans
Even though many Americans are familiar with high profile disaster cases such as 9/11, the National Disaster Recovery website states that only 50% of companies report having a disaster recovery plan. And furthermore, less than half of these companies have tested their disaster plan at all. While having a plan is a great start, if it doesn’t work, it is essentially ineffective. Companies should test their disaster recovery plans regularly, enabling sufficient efficiency and customizing that will create quicker responses and positively impact business continuity.
Knowledge of Disaster Recovery Plans
What are your businesses’ critical systems? What are your recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO)? What are the most likely or unlikely natural or man-made threats that can compromise the integrity of your business? How will your employees respond?
These questions, while hypothetical at best, are important to outline how much people know what to properly execute an order. When discussing any type of disaster recovery plan, knowledge of information is critical to execute a successful response. If you’re not sure what questions you should be asking, don’t be afraid to ask the experts. Reliable and professional San Diego IT consultants are knowledgeable in this field and can help point you in the right direction.
Cost
Cost is arguably the most important aspect to consider. According to a study by Pepperdine University, a lost megabyte is slated to cost over $10,000. In addition, budgeting constraints may bring fear to a company, but their disaster recovery plans shouldn’t. Maybe allowing certain employees to take their information home would help reduce information that could be stolen. Or placing information on cloud storage can allow workers to use it anywhere in the world – and not a closed office intra net. Maybe using a wide variety of disk mirroring, tapes, discs, and flash drives can help the company have mobile access to the information. Possibilities to reduce cost can more than well save a company’s continuity.
If your business doesn’t have a tried and tested disaster recovery plan in place, contact Syndeo Communications today and learn how the initial cost is a mere investment for your future protection and peace of mind. In addition to emergency 24/7 support, we offer onsite IT support in San Diego, so you know help is always just a phone call away. Schedule a free consultation by calling us at 760-650-3300.