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SME disaster recovery strategies
20/06/08
Too many
companies are letting a disaster occur because they are not properly
protected; they stick their heads in the sand and hope for the best,
which can spell financial suicide, according to itlab.
Dom Monkhouse, Managing Director, itlab, explains: “Accidents can
occur, for example look at the major communications hub which caught
fire in Manchester a few years ago leaving hundreds of businesses
without any telephone or internet channels for weeks. Not
surprisingly over half the companies eventually stop trading, and
most of these were SMEs. This was because they didn’t have any
disaster recovery plans in place. Without a back up plan valuable
customer data can be lost which in turn ruins brand reputation and
sometimes it can even lead to bankruptcy.
“Our experience of disruption, whether it’s IT failing or a disaster
happening is that companies fail to have in place even the most
basic solutions. A disaster recovery plan does not need to be
complicated, nor do its elements need to be expensive. Often, just
getting a business’s phones to automatically divert to a location
scripted to manage them can make a huge difference, as can making
sure the firm backs up data to a remote location.
“For SMEs it is vital therefore to look for a company that can help
you resolve this problem before its too late. A company that has all
the tools necessary for reliable disaster recovery can take away the
headache and ensure you are full protected 24/7. It’s better to be
safe now and not sorry later!”
itlab DR offers a tailored package of services that will keep your
business running in the event of a disaster.
Within 4 hours your staff will be able to access virtual copies of
your servers from anywhere with internet access. Within 24 hours you
will have a fully configured ‘warm site’ office space, local to your
premises, for up to a month. Within 2 working days you will have
fully restored physical copies of your servers ready for deployment
in a location of your choosing. In addition to this you get a
dedicated Event Manager, email filtering with archiving and business
continuity module (never lose an email!), full ‘best-of-breed’
online backup and regular invocation tests. There’s also no need to
take out any additional insurance – you’re already covered by your
existing policy.
Nick Gibson, editor
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