Disasters happen. In fact, according to the Munchener Ruckversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Geo Risks Research, 355 events, from floods to tornados to tsunamis and earthquakes occurred in 2011. IT organizations need protection from such horrific events, but also those that are more common place, for instance power outages and equipment failures.
Here are a few interesting statistics from the latest Symantec State of the Data Center report (available later this year):
When most people hear the term "Disaster Recovery", they immediately think of data replication. While data is critical when a recovery is necessary, that is only half the battle. The application or business service must be recovered and testing capabilities must be considered as well.
There are five methods or capabilities that must be considered in building a bullet proof disaster recovery plan. They are:
To hear more about these disaster recovery bullet proofing methods, please listen to this webcast.
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