Disaster recovery planning - management
The planning phase is crucial to the success of any disaster recovery (DR) initiative. This topic section provides administrators with up-to-date news and how-to information about the personnel, staffing, training and documentation needs related to DR. In addition, this section discusses the best practices for mitigating risks, analyzing potential business impacts, personnel issues, documentation, change control and performing RTO and RPO assessments.
Top Stories
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Tip
27 Jan 2022
Critical event management software simplifies disaster recovery
Critical event management software can help reduce the chaos of disaster response, without overloading disaster recovery teams with data or complicating communications. Continue Reading
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News
19 Jan 2022
Backblaze now a target for Kasten Kubernetes backups
Kasten by Veeam can now use Backblaze's cloud storage as a backup target for Kubernetes data, a need that will continue to grow in popularity. Continue Reading
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Tip
21 Sep 2015
Data backup and disaster recovery made simple
Many backup products include DR, enabling users to manage both tasks from the same platform. Learn how to streamline data backup and disaster recovery. Continue Reading
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Answer
19 Dec 2014
What are the top five ways to train personnel in disaster response?
What are the five best ways to ensure personnel are trained in disaster response and ready to respond to a disaster event? Continue Reading
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Answer
24 Oct 2014
What are some common VMware High Availability configuration errors?
What are the most common mistakes people make when configuring VMware High Availability? Continue Reading
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Answer
10 Jun 2014
Include the VoIP system in your disaster recovery planning process
Independent disaster recovery planning expert Paul Kirvan discusses why your VoIP system must be part of the disaster recovery planning process. Continue Reading
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Answer
10 Jun 2014
Your disaster recovery planning process must include your phone system
Independent disaster recovery planning expert Paul Kirvan discusses why your disaster recovery planning process must include your phone system. Continue Reading
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Answer
10 Jun 2014
Why the change management process is important for DR
Paul Kirvan discusses the importance of the change management process for disaster recovery in this Expert Answer. Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Feb 2014
10 mistakes to avoid in your disaster recovery planning process
Don't make your DR planning process harder than it is by trying to do too much or cutting corners. Careful planning is key to a successful recovery. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Aug 2013
Essential guide to BC and DR
Every year, many readers report that they are not confident in their organization's DR plans. This collection of our best BC/DR content can help. Continue Reading
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Tip
15 Aug 2013
Security incident response procedures: When to do a system shutdown
At times, security incident response procedures require drastic measures. Expert Nick Lewis explains when and how to perform a system shutdown. Continue Reading
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Tip
06 Jun 2013
Building an incident response plan
Learn how incident response plans offer a starting point for responding to a situation and then deciding how to proceed in this tip from Paul Kirvan. Continue Reading
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Podcast
02 Apr 2012
Building a DR site vs. outsourcing disaster recovery
Paul Kirvan explains some of the pros and cons of using a third-party vendor to provide a backup DR site versus building your own site. Continue Reading
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News
15 Feb 2012
Video conferencing essential to disaster recovery communications
Video conferencing and telepresence have become essential parts of a disaster recovery communications plan for both government agencies and enterprises. Continue Reading
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Tip
16 Jan 2012
Removing a bad patch using Microsoft Windows Server Update Service
This tip offers information about how to remove a bad software patch using Microsoft Microsoft Windows Server Update Service. Continue Reading
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Definition
10 Nov 2011
ISO 22301 (International Organization of Standardization standard 22301)
International Organization of Standardization standard 22301 (ISO 22301) is a proposed standard that would call for meeting specific societal security requirements for disaster preparedness and business continuity management systems (BCMS). It is currently in draft form that, if approved, would call for requirements for creating a BCMS, as well as managing and improving that system. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
27 Jun 2011
Business impact analysis questionnaire template
Download our free business impact analysis questionnaire template we've created to help you jumpstart your BIA process. Continue Reading
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Tip
04 Apr 2011
Getting started with outsourcing disaster recovery sites
Disaster recovery outsourcing can save you money, but follow these tips before you sign on the dotted line. Continue Reading
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Tip
29 Mar 2011
Free disaster recovery planning templates
Download our free templates today to help create the best disaster recovery plan for your business. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
07 Mar 2011
Bulletproof your disaster recovery planning process
Learn how to bulletproof your disaster recovery planning process with this free guide. Continue Reading
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Tip
24 Jan 2011
Disaster recovery planning for your help desk: A help desk template
The help desk is a vital part of IT operations, but it's often not included in disaster recovery plans. Download our help desk template for DR planning. Continue Reading
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News
20 Dec 2010
Hot IT disaster recovery trends for 2011
Here's a look at our predictions for the hottest disaster recovery trends for the year ahead: cloud disaster recovery, data center outsourcing, and more. Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Dec 2010
Top 10 IT disaster recovery tips of 2010
To help alleviate the problems that often arise with disaster recovery (DR) planning and testing, we've compiled our top 10 DR tips from 2010. Learn about cloud disaster recovery, DR maturity levels and more. Continue Reading
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Answer
06 Dec 2010
Maximum tolerable period of disruption (MTPOD) vs. RTO and RPO
Learn what maximum tolerable period of disruption (MTPOD) means for disaster recovery planners vs. the terms RTO and RPO. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
24 Aug 2010
Virtualization disaster recovery planning tutorial
Virtualization disaster recovery (DR) differs from physical server DR in many ways. Learn the different technologies for virtual server backup and recovery, including VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM), and how VMware environments differ from Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer environments. Continue Reading
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Tip
21 Jun 2010
Selecting a managed business continuity service provider
In this tip, determine whether or not you need a managed BC service provider for BC/DR planning purposes and the steps to take to get the best results. Continue Reading
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Answer
02 Jun 2010
What is a business impact analysis questionnaire and what types of questions should be included?
Harvey Betan explains that a BIA questionnaire is used to gather valuable and important data about a company, the industry and other background information in this expert response. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
24 Feb 2010
Local area network disaster recovery tutorial: Redundant power systems and planning key for LAN DR
Avoid or mitigate common local area network (LAN) disasters by identifying likely failure points, building redundant systems, and stocking replacement equipment. Here's what you need in a LAN disaster recovery plan. Continue Reading
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News
12 Feb 2010
The importance of WAN optimization technology in disaster recovery programs
Listen to this podcast to find out the benefits of WAN optimization, how WAN optimization can help with DR and the future of WAN optimization in DR. Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Jan 2010
Using data deduplication products as part of an IT disaster recovery strategy
Data deduplication has gained a lot of traction in the data backup and recovery world over the past few years. When integrating data deduplication products into your IT disaster recovery strategy, there are a number of things you need to consider. Should you use source dedupe or target dedupe? Which one is better for disaster recovery? If you are backing up your data to tape and disk, are there other issues to keep in mind? W. Curtis Preston, independent backup expert and executive editor, discusses source and target deduplication, how these approaches differ, what that means from a disaster recovery perspective and more in this Q&A. Continue Reading
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Answer
02 Nov 2009
What's the difference between a disaster recovery plan and a business continuity plan?
Kevin Beaver describes the difference between disaster recovery and business continuity planning in this ask the expert response. Continue Reading
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Tip
15 Jun 2009
Change management in disaster recovery and business continuity planning
Change management is an important process for business continuity and disaster recovery planning for several reasons. Learn about change management best practices and its role in BC/DR planning. Continue Reading
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Feature
07 May 2009
Data center emergency power strategies in disaster recovery planning
Despite all the precautions you can take to provide uninterrupted power to your data center, situations can occur that threaten your center's continued operations. Learn about emergency power strategies in disaster recovery planning. Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Apr 2009
Risk management for disaster recovery planning
Disaster recovery (DR) planning is typically driven by risk management. This tip focuses on mitigating some of the risks associated with data and storage. Continue Reading
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Tip
16 Mar 2009
Including employees in your disaster recovery plan
To really ensure business continuity, organizations need to protect and support employees while continuing to manage the business. This tip examines key issues that are affecting employees in business continuity and disaster recovery situations. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
05 Mar 2009
Business continuity and disaster recovery outsourcing tutorial
Outsourcing disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC) services can save you money and increase productivity. Learn about vendors in the DR/BC space and how to choose the best one for your enterprise. Continue Reading
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News
30 Mar 2006
Chapter 1 -- DR planning and design
It's easy to see the potential devastation involved in data loss. The first chapter of this guide starts off with sound DR planning, strategy and product advice. Continue Reading