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IT Disaster Recovery Planning

IT Disaster Recovery Planning
Over the last twenty years, information systems have become increasingly crucial to the operations of organizations of all sizes. The ongoing evolution in this field has resulted in the increase of both the complexity and interdependence of these systems, requiring a formal plan for business continuity in the event of a disaster. The gradual migration away from paper-based systems and the increase of compliance-related legislation (such as HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, and others) have drastically increased organizations' reliance on information systems and responsibility for their data and software.

IT Disaster Recovery Planning

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THE PROBLEM

IT systems are vulnerable to a variety of disruptions, ranging from mild (e.g. short-term power outages, server hardware failures) to severe disruptions (e.g. facility destruction, facility unavailability) resulting from causes ranging from natural disasters to human actions. Though many of these vulnerabilities can be minimized or eliminated through preventive controls and risk management efforts, it is virtually impossible to eliminate all risks.

Small and medium sized organizations have an even greater risk of severe IT disruptions due to the following circumstances:
  • The lack of large IT budgets and IT Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) expertise
  • The lack of geographic dispersion of facilities
  • Periods of intense growth which limit available time and money for thoughtful planning of IT systems, much less disaster recovery efforts
OUR SOLUTION

We work with you to develop an overall strategy and customized protection plan to reduce risks, minimize the effects of disruptions and plan for the graceful recovery of your business in the event of an incident. Integrating our IT Disaster Recovery Planning with a variety of cost-effective supporting technologies, we can bring an enterprise level of resistance to fatal business interruption to small and medium sized businesses at appropriate budget levels.

Continū's IT Disaster Recovery Planning service utilizes industry standard contingency planning processes for Information Systems, which allow the members of your IT staff to focus on looking ahead rather than over their shoulders. We start by conducting risk and business impact analysis and quantifying the cost of downtime for mission critical systems. We then identify and analyze preventive controls and recovery strategies. We work with your team to develop recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO). Through these processes and our expertise we are able to develop an effective, customized IT disaster recovery plan. We then work with your team to plan maintenance and testing. How You Benefit
  • Tap our expertise and experience in IT IT Disaster Recovery Planning and preventive\recovery strategies and technologies.
  • Affordable services fill the gap and mitigate today's risks, as well as plan for your future needs
  • Proven industry standard processes take the guesswork out of meeting your business objectives

For more information contact Continū.