Microsoft® SQL Server 2012 Unleashed

A Data-Centric Approach to Disaster Recovery

Disaster recovery is a complex undertaking unto itself. However, it isn’t really necessary to recover every system or application in the event of a disaster. Priorities must be set on determining exactly which systems or applications must be recovered. These are typically the revenue-generating applications (such as order entry, order fulfillment, and invoicing) that your business relies on to do basic business with its customers. Therefore, you set the highest priorities for DR with those revenue-generating systems. Then the next level of recovery is for the second-priority applications (such as HR systems).

After you prioritize which applications should be part of your DR plans, you need to fully ...