• Can you put a price on your data? How much would your business lose if you could not retrieve any data?

• If any of your data storage devices that your business depends on were to fail right now, what would you do?

• Would you simply go to the last back up tape and restore the files, but what if they were three days old, how much would it cost you?

• What if the back-up hadn’t been working for a couple of days, weeks or even worst were corrupt themselves?

DRM is not just about backing up the irreplaceable data but also about protection from external threats; equipment failure, power outages, software corruption and operator errors. It is about providing security to your IT network, minimizing risk of delays and downtime, guaranteeing the reliability of standby systems, providing a standard for testing the plan and minimizing decision-making during a disaster.
A 'Disaster Recovery Solution' is a critical part of any business survival. Your IT redundancy is a process that does not just rely on a backup tape, but several fail safe systems that activate to combat any type of situation.

Often, it is usually not the DRM plan that fails the IT network, but the willingness of the business to invest funding into these systems. A DRM system can attract significant costs with plans and equipment that will be very rarely used making business owners and directors hesitant to outlay the funds.

To understand how much money you could potential save with a DRM system, simply put yourself in a hypothetical situation; your storage device, where your account package is located becomes corrupt and the data is not salvageable. The last usable backup was two weeks old as the most recent backup tape is faulty.

How much money have you lost from work and invoicing created in the time period. How much money will be spent to bring your business up to date?

It is important to understand that once the disaster has occurred, the damage has been done. No insurance company or markets in the world can replace your irreplaceable data; it is not readily available on a shop shelf. Other reasons to develop a comprehensive disaster recovery plan include:

• Minimizing potential economic loss.
• Decreasing potential exposures
• Reducing the probability of occurrence
• Reducing disruptions to operations
• Ensuring organizational stability
• Providing an orderly recovery
• Minimizing insurance premiums
• Reducing reliance on certain key individuals
• Protecting the assets of the organization
• Ensuring the safety of personnel and customers
• Minimizing decision-making during a disastrous event
• Minimizing legal liability

Techno Phobia can develop a Disaster Recovery Solution specific to your business. Call one of our consultants today and discuss your options.