Making a disaster recovery plan can feel like planning for failure. You have a good team, strong systems and regular backups, what could go wrong? At Rule Technology, we believe the best way to recover from a disaster is to be properly prepared. Follow our simple steps below to ensure that your company is one the right track.
1. Staff must know the plan
If staff don’t know what is expected of them during disaster recovery efforts, it will drastically slow the process down. Set time aside to go through the plan with your staff and make sure everyone knows, at least, what their role is. By doing so, you’ll also be reassuring them that there is a plan and that they are part of it.
2. Keep your plan up-to-date
Your company is always growing and changing to meet the challenges of the business world. Your disaster recovery plan needs to grow and change with your company. By not updating your disaster recovery plan, the company you recover will be the one you were however many years since you last updated the plan. Not only will crucial data be lost, but so will time.
3. Test the plan regularly
A disaster recovery plan that isn’t regularly tested is an unknown variable when a disaster strikes. When it comes to recovering your company’s data, you want to minimise unknown variables as much as possible. Rule Technology can assist with testing your data recovery plan. Our testing simulates various disasters and will give you valuable insight into your disaster preparedness.
4. Prioritise recovery times
One of the crucial factors in disaster recovery is time. The longer your company is offline, unable to access data or perform standard business tasks, the worse the impact of the disaster will be. Ensure that proper prioritisation takes place and label critical data and applications as such. By prioritising them, you can minimise the business interruption and resume work while disaster recovery continues in the background.
5. Work with a backup location
Sometimes you can’t restore function immediately. That’s where a backup location is useful. A backup location allows you to have a functioning copy of your data and applications off-site that can be accessed in the event of a disaster. Rule Technology can assist you to set up and maintain a full backup location to use in the event of a disaster.
A poorly prepared company can lose customers and money during a disaster. On rare occasions, companies have lost everything. Be disaster ready and contact Rule Technology today on 1300 823 226 for world class support.
