58% of Businesses are at a Substantial Risk of Data Outage. Are You One of them?
By Comlink Solutions
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20
Apr
Over 58% of businesses are at a substantial risk of a data outage.
A study by Continuum revealed the majority of small-to-medium sized businesses (SMB) infrequently test their disaster recovery plan. 7% of these never even considered testing.
Where do you fall on the chart?
Continuum’s Disaster Recovery Plan survey on how often are small-to-medium sized businesses test their system.
Why is the Disaster Recovery Plan so important?
A disaster recovery plan has grown to be an integral part of businesses as we dive deeper into the century of technology dependence. The plan includes policies, process, and procedures for mitigating the risk of data disaster or outrage.
A disaster recovery plan also ensures business continuity regardless of inevitable man-made or natural disaster.
In general, it offers:
- Preventive measures from any unfortunate incidents regarding technological infrastructure;
- Regular and continual scanning and detection of unwanted events;
- Recovery process on systems and data in disaster aftermaths.
Without any sufficient testing, molehills of minor outages can lead to mountains.
Still– 58% of the companies suspend regular disaster recovery testing despite its data security and risk mitigation.
Not only does the fraction stop there. The danger zone extends to the 26% of the chart– being the businesses who test recovery plans on a quarterly basis.
The reason?
For most, it’s because developing a complete disaster recovery plan can be resources and time to consume. Some reasons may even lead to a lack of internal skills and process complexity. Fair enough – all of which are true and reasonable.
But in such cases, it’s where a Managed Service Provider like Comlink Solutions comes into the picture.
The benefits heavily outweigh the costs. There are no excuses not to regularly ensure your backup data recovery solution.
How often should data recovery plans be tested?
Say the outrage does occur – are you confident that you will recover all data from the previous month?
If the answer is “NO”, then you need more testing.
The frequency typically depends on the size of your business and how it functions.
If, for an example, the business is on a 24-hour operation then often testing is be required as compared to businesses with regular hour operations. It likewise depends on the usual amount of data being received by your business.
While we advise no specific days to follow for disaster recovery drills, chances are a data recovery plan should be tested more often than your current.
With Comlink Solutions as your Managed Service Provider, we ensure you of all the backup data and risk mitigation necessary for peaceful nights. Your data will be professionally managed by our IT disaster recovery team in Sydney that is easily accessible when the need arises.
It’s true that your business might not need a data recovery plan today, tomorrow, or in the next few weeks. But no one can ever predict the chances of unfortunate cases.
Best be proactive and work with ease knowing that you planned before inevitable circumstances occur.
Comlink Solutions is experienced and established IT Managed Service Provider in Sydney specializing in backup and disaster recovery, project management, relocation, office 365, cloud migration, and an all-around IT specialist passionate about providing proven solutions to clients and businesses.
