{"id":1188,"date":"2013-04-18T06:07:46","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T06:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kb.esds.co.in\/?p=1188"},"modified":"2017-12-25T10:18:14","modified_gmt":"2017-12-25T10:18:14","slug":"what-is-a-disaster-recovery-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/what-is-a-disaster-recovery-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is A Disaster Recovery Plan?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1189\" title=\"RaaS-disaster-recovery-as-a-service\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RaaS-disaster-recovery-as-a-service.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"194\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/disaster-recovery-hosting\"><strong>Disaster Recovery Plan<\/strong><\/a> is a name that is although confusing. It is one of the most important assumptions in the operations of the Department of Information Technology <strong>(IT)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This is not recovering from a disaster. In fact, quite the opposite. This is to prevent the disasters that can harm your business information.<\/p>\n<p>Your company must continuously plan and manage the recovery process, as any important activity everyday.<\/p>\n<p>This involves upgraded technology and better training for members of the IT department <strong>(Internal or Outsourced)<\/strong> to implement the various stages of a recovery plan.<\/p>\n<p>Your business should always be active all the time. In the arena of small and medium businesses, this is even more crucial, since resources are scarce and budgets, and a disaster &#8211; whether human or technological &#8211; can easily damage your credibility and your pocket.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/what-is-a-disaster-recovery-plan\/#Below_are_the_basics_for_good_planning_for_disaster_recovery\" >Below are the basics for good planning for disaster recovery:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/what-is-a-disaster-recovery-plan\/#To_Plan_for_Disaster_Recovery\" >To Plan for Disaster Recovery<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/what-is-a-disaster-recovery-plan\/#Also_count_with_a_Support_Service_Outsourced\" >Also count with a Support Service Outsourced<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Below_are_the_basics_for_good_planning_for_disaster_recovery\"><\/span><strong>Below are the basics for good planning for disaster recovery:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Having the skills that will be maintained by plan.<\/p>\n<p>The analysis should cover the effects of data loss and cutting communication with employees, suppliers and customers.<\/p>\n<p>In anticipation, we have examples of possible disasters, ie, fire, floods, invasions etc. .., and you can start prioritizing the most likely causes, risks and associated impacts.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"To_Plan_for_Disaster_Recovery\"><\/span><strong>To Plan for Disaster Recovery<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Key elements include:<\/strong>\u00a0 The establishment of a planning group; survey risks and audits; checking the priorities for your local network and applications; preparing an updated inventory and documentation of the plan.<\/p>\n<p>To estimate the tolerance to failures and have a duplication of essential services.<\/p>\n<p>The definition of tolerance network is the ability of the network to recover from any failure, whether related to a disaster, the link problem, some physical component or network services.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Also_count_with_a_Support_Service_Outsourced\"><\/span><strong>Also count with a Support Service Outsourced<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Having a support of service providers, readily available, adds considerable weight to your disaster recovery plan, especially Internet, Voice and Data.<\/p>\n<p>For treating several different clients, it is more likely that service provider have spare equipment .<\/p>\n<p>A Backup is not so hard to be done, but it is often forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, the information from the Operating System <strong>(Linux \/ Windows Server, cloud services)<\/strong>, are static and do not need to be copied (backup) as often as your Accounts Payable \/ Receivable, Customer Master files and messages <strong>(Email)<\/strong> and etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disaster Recovery Plan is a name that is although confusing. 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