Disaster recovery planning - management

The planning phase is crucial to the success of any disaster recovery (DR) initiative. This topic section provides administrators with up-to-date news and how-to information about the personnel, staffing, training and documentation needs related to DR. In addition, this section discusses the best practices for mitigating risks, analyzing potential business impacts, personnel issues, documentation, change control and performing RTO and RPO assessments.

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Feature 18 Jan 2023
Developing an emergency communications plan: A template for business continuity professionals

Communicating details in a crisis is a vital part of BC and resilience planning. Follow the steps below and the associated template to prepare an emergency communication plan. Continue Reading
Feature 22 Dec 2022
Top 14 ransomware targets in 2023 and beyond

Two in three organizations suffered ransomware attacks in a single 12-month period, according to recent research. And, while some industries are taking particularly hard hits, no one is safe. Continue Reading

Tutorial 15 Feb 2010

VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager disaster recovery best practices

In this tutorial on SRM disaster recovery best practices, learn what you need in place to use SRM, how to test and execute your DR plans and if SRM is a good fit for your DR strategy. Continue Reading
News 12 Feb 2010

The importance of WAN optimization technology in disaster recovery programs

Listen to this podcast to find out the benefits of WAN optimization, how WAN optimization can help with DR and the future of WAN optimization in DR. Continue Reading
Feature 28 Jan 2010

Using data deduplication products as part of an IT disaster recovery strategy

Data deduplication has gained a lot of traction in the data backup and recovery world over the past few years. When integrating data deduplication products into your IT disaster recovery strategy, there are a number of things you need to consider. Should you use source dedupe or target dedupe? Which one is better for disaster recovery? If you are backing up your data to tape and disk, are there other issues to keep in mind? W. Curtis Preston, independent backup expert and executive editor, discusses source and target deduplication, how these approaches differ, what that means from a disaster recovery perspective and more in this Q&A. Continue Reading
Tip 11 Jan 2010

The pros and cons of IT disaster recovery outsourcing

Outsourcing DR is becoming a popular option for many companies because of its lower cost. Learn about the pros and cons of outsourcing DR in this tip. Continue Reading
Answer 02 Nov 2009

What's the difference between a disaster recovery plan and a business continuity plan?

Kevin Beaver describes the difference between disaster recovery and business continuity planning in this ask the expert response. Continue Reading
News 19 Oct 2009

Disaster recovery site options: Hot, warm and cold sites

Learn about the pros and cons of three disaster recovery site options: hot, warm and cold sites. Continue Reading
Tip 15 Jun 2009

Change management in disaster recovery and business continuity planning

Change management is an important process for business continuity and disaster recovery planning for several reasons. Learn about change management best practices and its role in BC/DR planning. Continue Reading
Feature 29 May 2009

Mobile data recovery services for disaster recovery FAQ

Paul Kirvan discusses mobile recovery services for disaster recovery (DR) in this FAQ. Paul has more than 20 years experience in business continuity management as a consultant, author and educator. He is also secretary of the United States' chapter of the Business Continuity Institute. He details the pros and cons of mobile recovery services, mobile recovery service vendors, and important things to consider when deciding if a mobile recovery service is right for your needs. Continue Reading
Tip 26 May 2009

Data replication tools for disaster recovery

For companies whose recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO) for business-critical applications is a few minutes, data replication tools represent an efficient strategy for disaster recovery (DR). Continue Reading
Feature 07 May 2009

Data center emergency power strategies in disaster recovery planning

Despite all the precautions you can take to provide uninterrupted power to your data center, situations can occur that threaten your center's continued operations. Learn about emergency power strategies in disaster recovery planning. Continue Reading
Tip 13 Apr 2009

Risk management for disaster recovery planning

Disaster recovery (DR) planning is typically driven by risk management. This tip focuses on mitigating some of the risks associated with data and storage. Continue Reading
Tip 16 Mar 2009

Including employees in your disaster recovery plan

To really ensure business continuity, organizations need to protect and support employees while continuing to manage the business. This tip examines key issues that are affecting employees in business continuity and disaster recovery situations. Continue Reading
Tutorial 05 Mar 2009

Business continuity and disaster recovery outsourcing tutorial

Outsourcing disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC) services can save you money and increase productivity. Learn about vendors in the DR/BC space and how to choose the best one for your enterprise. Continue Reading
Tip 26 Feb 2009

Top disaster recovery tips for protecting your VoIP systems

Voice over IP (VoIP) technology is the principal technology for supporting converged or unified communications. This tip discusses how converging voice and data in an all-IP environment gives businesses cost-effective and flexible solutions that scale with business growth. Continue Reading
Feature 27 Aug 2008

Can you define failover and failback?

Failover is the process of shifting I/O and its processes from a primary location to a secondary disaster recovery (DR) location. This typically involves using a vendor's tool or a third-party tool of some type that can temporarily halt I/O, and restart it from a remote location. Continue Reading