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Managed services - Disaster Recovery
Nowadays, every organisation, irrespective of size or market, is dependent on Information Technology for at least part of their business processes. But have you ever stopped to consider what would happen to your business if you lost important data files?
An event outside your control, such as a flood or fire, could cause major problems. According to a recent survey by the London Chamber of Commerce, 90% of organisations that lose data from a disaster are forced to shut down within 2 years.
In addition, if your company is regulated by the FSA, you need to ensure that you can continue to function and meet regulatory obligations in the event of an unforeseen interruption.
Disaster recovery considerations
The measures an organisation takes to ensure that they can continue to operate during a disaster, whether natural or the result of a criminal act, is known as Disaster Recovery. Every company should plan for potential disruption. An effective recovery procedure can significantly reduce the impact on your productivity, revenue and customers.
While IT recovery is not the whole consideration when a disaster strikes, it forms an important part of any business continuity planning and is a good starting point for developing such a plan. Any plan for disaster recovery needs to encompass the restoration of:
| Desktop computers and portable systems |
| Servers |
| Web sites |
| Local area networks |
| Wide area networks |
Beyond this level it should also consider:
| The frequency of backup and offsite storage of data, applications, and the operating system |
| Redundancy of critical system components or capabilities |
| Documentation of system configurations and requirements |
| Interoperability between system components and between primary and alternate site equipment to expedite system recovery |
| Appropriately sized and configured power management systems and environmental controls. |
Lanway services
Lanway can provide help with documenting your disaster recovery plan and restoring your IT infrastructure immediately after a disaster.
We will help you analyse the risks to your IT systems and assign a priority to their restoration based on whether they are:
| Mission Critical - cause an extreme disruption to the business, cause major legal or financial ramifications, or threaten the health and safety of a person |
| Important - cause a moderate disruption to the business, cause minor legal or financial ramifications, or provide problems with access to other systems |
| Minor - cause a minor disruption to the business. The targeted systems or network can be easily restored |
Our services can be tailored to meet your exact needs based around your disaster recovery plan. This can involve restoring data from the last good back up, right through to server rebuild and complete network or system restoration.
Benefits
By partnering with Lanway for your disaster recovery needs you will enjoy:
| Minimised damage or loss to the business caused by a natural or man-made disaster involving your IT systems |
| Rapid recovery of normal business operations |
| An improved ability to cope with the unexpected |
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