Disaster Recovery (DR) is a term commonly used for having a separate infrastructure for IT, telecoms and workspace to be used in the event that an organization’s primary infrastructure is unavailable.
The problem most organizations face is that the combined cost of real estate, equipment, and manpower make achieving this impossible.
Disaster recovery relies upon the replication of data and computer processing in an off-premises location not affected by the disaster. When servers go down because of a natural disaster, equipment failure, or cyber-attack, a business needs to recover lost data from a second location where the data is backed up. Ideally, an organization can transfer its computer processing to that remote location as well in order to continue operations.
Whether creating a disaster recovery strategy from scratch or improving an existing plan, assembling the right collaborative team of experts is a critical first step. It starts with tapping IT specialists and other key individuals to provide leadership.