Redefining Disaster Recovery: Preparing for Today’s Challenges
In the modern world, the risk to a company's operations has significantly changed. The coming online seminar emphasizes innovative strategies for recovery from disasters with advanced techniques for improving the resilience of the infrastructure. Attendees will gain insights into adapting their disaster recovery plans to respond to modern-day challenges such as growing cyber threats as well as emerging disasters that are not even possible to predict.
Here are some notable points:
- Date: January 22, 2025
- Time:9 a.m. PT/12:00 p.m. ET
Agenda includes:
- Building a modern disaster recovery strategy
- A presentation from Zerto, a key player in data recovery
Regarding the short-term gains that the participants can acquire during this summit, they will be able to obtain professional advice that complements their disaster recovery framework. This could result in better preparedness against the existing challenges. In addition, businesses having a more coherent and comprehensive disaster recovery strategic plan can secure their resources and enhance the confidence of their customers, which guarantees them a competitive advantage.
However, these benefits are more of a divider than a redeemer, the long-term impacts should not be written off. When such a disaster recovery strategy is applied, it becomes part of the organization's culture to be more resilient. Once employees see their company's effort to actively shield them from disruptions, it enhances their morale and loyalty. It is likely that organizations also achieve considerable savings over the long term by avoiding the loss of data and consoling periods of inactivity.
However, it’s appropriate and constructive to level the criticisms at the body of evidence supporting these claims. I have always thought that many organizations have the right to be confident that their disaster recovery plans are sufficient. There is little evidence to the contrary, as it appears that 60 % of companies that are victims of an episode of loss of data never recover their business. It appears that many companies may be unduly optimistic and assume that old strategies will be adequate.
Examine a situation from a different angle entirely
Not every disaster is similar and since one strategy cannot fit all, a uniform approach towards global recovery may miss out on the requirements of certain distinct global businesses. What goals do the smaller ones set for themselves that may differ from those of larger companies? There are occasions when this debate becomes shallow, which makes it easy for firms to overlook areas that are susceptible to risks.
Let us look into the importance of associating with vendors such as Zerto. Yes, they are great tools but they can create a dependency as well. Companies have to decide whether they have the skill set in the organization to utilize these tools or become dependent on third parties that may cause delays at many crucial recovery points.
The real-world examples and research should drive your disaster recovery decisions. According to reports, firms that regularly develop and consult disaster recovery plans are more likely to prove effective in terms of damage control. The summit presents an opportunity to challenge assumptions and seek alternatives that will contribute to improvements in overall disaster management.
So, what then is the lesson? Yes, participating in this summit might alert you to many useful ideas and approaches to improve your disaster recovery efforts, but the concern remains to make sure that these ideas meet your requirements best.
At DiskInternals, we focus on the creation of data recovery tools based on virtual and real environments. Considering the immeasurable impact of experiencing a loss of data, we know how data loss affects business continuity. Our tools will assist you in overcoming such challenges and improving your disaster recovery concepts so that your data is always kept safe.