Fundamentals of Disaster Recovery and Disaster Survival

The most important part of implementing a disaster recovery plan is the plan itself. The many aspects to consider when designing your plan include these questions:

What is the level of availability my business requires for this data?

How much downtime can the business sustain before enduring loss?

How much money do I have to spend to implement a disaster recovery plan?

What are my risk factors?

You will most likely not be the person who needs to answer these questions, but you definitely need to be involved in the process and understand the answers in order to design a suitable solution. Behind the answers to these questions are things that many IT professionals do not consider when architecting ...

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