Make Disaster Recovery Part of Data Management
Many businesses also seem to regard disaster recovery as a separate matter from the rest of their data management strategy. As a result, it becomes easier to deal with it later, when things are a bit less hectic. In reality, of course, there is never such a time.
In truth, DR is part of any good data management plan. Whenever it’s time to consider a data center upgrade or just bringing in some new servers, it’s time to think about disaster planning. When a cloud transition is underway, so too should a DR review.
That’s how Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance approached the issue; it deployed a backup data center in 2014 when it moved to the cloud, then last year switched to a Disaster Recovery as a Service solution.
A few conversations with a trusted partner can help businesses choose among the many DR options available, be it a backup data center, the cloud or an “as a service” offering. The most important thing is to take action on a plan — and the sooner, the better.