Disaster Recovery
Disaster recovery is the ability of an organization to restore access to vital systems and IT infrastructure following a human or natural disaster, such as cyber attack or a storm.
Updated: December 7, 2023
Disaster recovery is the ability of an organization to restore access to vital systems and IT infrastructure following a human or natural disaster, such as cyber attack or a storm.
The procedures and policies used by the organization to quickly bounce back from these situations are included in Disaster recovery. The impact of disruptions can be minimized and get operations quickly running again with effective disaster recovery plans.
Disaster recovery software is used by many businesses to regain software and data following an infrastructure breakdown. Businesses can dictate their recovery rather than outsource services to a third-party provider with these tools.
The type of disaster recovery required by a business depends on many factors, including IT infrastructure setup, assets, and business structure. Backups, Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS), Backup as a service (BaaS), Datacenter disaster recovery sites, Virtualization and Point-in-time snapshots or copies are some of the standard techniques organizations use in disaster recovery.
All organizations should conduct a complete inventory of all equipment, define clear roles and responsibilities for the disaster recovery team, define and commit to a recovery timeline, develop a secure backup plan and test the disaster recovery plan for creating a disaster recovery plan.
Improved resilience and adaptability, reduced impact of data loss and better business reputation are benefits of disaster recovery.