Practical approach to IT disaster recovery
A nightmare most business owners and companies would avoid at all costs is the threat of a system wide IT crash or theft of all of the company’s servers and computers. In the March 2010 issue of Management magazine Arian Soheili, CMA shares the IT disaster recovery plan he followed as he helped a client, a $15 million electronics distributor, rebuild their systems.
Soheili’s key take-away for businesses wanting to mitigate the risk of a IT disaster and/or to ensure a speedy recovery is simple – ensure you have a back-up. Easy enough to say, much harder to implement or keep up with. Technology Soheili recommends small to medium sized businesses consider is network attached storage (NAS) or remote storage facilities. Read “You only crash once: a pratical approach to IT disaster recovery” for tips on planning your business continuity plan and benefits of NAS storage.
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