Cloud Computing Disaster Recovery - the crucial steps

Cloud Computing Disaster Recovery - the crucial steps

Cloud Computing Disaster Recovery - the crucial steps


Data is crucial and one of the most valuable elements to every present day organisation - and yet the risk to losing it can be often underestimated or misunderstood. Disaster Recovery (DR) actually came into play in the late 1970s when computer center managers finally began to recognise that their organisations were extremely dependent upon the use of their computer systems. Plans had to be made to ensure that if their data centres were hit  by a natural or human disaster then their systems could continue to operate. Things have moved on since then in regards to the risks we take about where we store and move our data and how we recover it.

Cloud Disaster Recovery and Traditional Disaster Recover - what’s the advantage? 

The key advantage of a Cloud Disaster Recovery system is that it enables the storing and recovering of system data on a remote cloud-based platform. In line with how the world has transitioned to cloud based software to take advantage of its features, so too has disaster recovery.  

A few advantages over tradition data recovery are: 

  • You don’t need to build a secondary physical site, and buy additional hardware and software to support critical operations. With disaster recovery in cloud computing, you get access to cloud storage, which can be used as a secondary DR site.
  • Easily scale up or down by adding required cloud computing resources in line with business requirements 
  • Economically viable pricing model, typically allowing customisation of cloud computing services to fit business requirements
  • Disaster recovery in cloud computing can be actioned instantly from anywhere - the only requirement being a data connection.

How would disaster recovery in cloud computing work for your business? 

Prioritising the development of your DR plan prepares your business for an unexpected disaster, and minimises the impact on operations allowing it to continue safely and securely.

The ideal DR plan must take account of the infrastructure, potential threats, vulnerabilities and critical assets, plus the order of recovery. The advantage of integrating cloud computing services in disaster recovery allows you to automate each step of the recovery process.

  • Do you readily have access to your backup data? 
  • How quickly can you procure and standup the necessary hardware?
  • How will your users access the applications and data, once restored? 
  • Is everyone in IT on the same page when an IT disaster is declared, and the disaster recovery plan needs to be enacted? 
  • Which systems should IT focus on first?

If your business doesn't have the answers to these questions then why not get in touch with us today for a no-obligation call.

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