MHA Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In today’s post we’ll look at why organizations still need to be adept at IT disaster recovery (IT/DR) and describe the four phases of restoring IT services after an outage. Phase 1: Preparation Technically, preparation is not a phase of disaster recovery since it happens before the outage. Let’s look at them one by one.

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MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Fifteen years ago the prototypical IT disaster recovery (IT/DR) exercise was preceded by months of meticulous preparations and took place over an extended period of time in the equivalent of a hermetically sealed bubble. They are still the only way of ensuring that your recovery strategy and plans are truly functional.

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Stratogrid Advisory

APRIL 18, 2020

The Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII) defines it as an activity to " Identify and prioritize the entity’s functions and processes to ascertain which ones will have the greatest impact should they not be available.". Alternate site and technology requirements (including the ability to work remotely).

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Erwood Group

JULY 12, 2022

NOTE: DRII takes this definition from the Business Continuity Institute BCI and Disaster Recovery Journal DRJ. Loss of Technology: Loss of technology addresses the loss of one or more core critical technologies including, applications, data, data center, and network, hosted and delivered by the Technology Department.

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BCP Builder

APRIL 20, 2020

Rather than just Main-Site to DR-Site switchover testing, the Disaster Recovery Plan will also need to include regular work from home testing. Relocation Sites Work area recovery centers (hotels where businesses can relocate following a disruption) will be a hard sell after this crisis ends.

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BCP Builder

APRIL 20, 2020

Rather than just Main-Site to DR-Site switchover testing, the Disaster Recovery Plan will also need to include regular work from home testing. Work area recovery centers (hotels where businesses can relocate following a disruption) will be a hard sell after this crisis ends.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

An added benefit to a more resilient organization will be lower insurance rates These are just a few examples.

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