{"id":5711,"date":"2016-04-07T18:19:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T17:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.n-able.com\/?p=5711"},"modified":"2021-04-07T18:30:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T17:30:49","slug":"choosing-the-right-disaster-recovery-solution-part-1-defining-the-disasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.n-able.com\/de\/blog\/choosing-the-right-disaster-recovery-solution-part-1-defining-the-disasters","title":{"rendered":"Choosing the right disaster recovery solution, part 1: Defining the disasters"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s an all too familiar occurrence for businesses today: something goes wrong \u2013 from the simple accidental deletion, to the loss of an entire building\u2019s worth of data \u2013 and IT is supposed to make it all better. Right now. (Is it done yet?)<\/p>\n

This is not always the easiest task to accomplish. Why? Because you don\u2019t necessarily have the right backup and recovery solution in place to assist you. To be candid, this most definitely isn\u2019t a pitch for a specific solution, but it may be worth considering that you are using the wrong one \u2013 or are simply using the one you have incorrectly.<\/p>\n

How are you supposed to tell which solution is the right one?<\/p>\n

The answer doesn\u2019t lie in a list of software or hardware features. Instead, it revolves around looking at the industry buzz phrase itself for the answer \u2013 Disaster Recovery. To choose the right solution, we\u2019re going to break the process up into its two main parts \u2013 disaster and recovery \u2013 and cover each over a two-part blog mini-series.<\/p>\n

How can you plan for recovery if you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re protecting against?<\/h3>\n

In this first blog, we\u2019ll look at defining the disasters. After all, it\u2019s impossible to plan your recovery if you don\u2019t know what the disaster is you\u2019re protecting against in the first place. In the second part, to be published next week, we\u2019ll talk about applying the disasters to recovery scenarios. From here you\u2019ll be able to translate these scenarios into product features to work backwards to a solution that meets your needs.\"disasters\"<\/p>\n

So, what are the disasters you need to protect against?<\/p>\n

Below is a list of potential \u201cdisasters\u201d \u2013 the point is for you to identify which ones are important to you (or your customer if you\u2019re an MSP).<\/p>\n

\u2022 Loss of Data \u2013 This could be as simple as a user deleting a folder rather than a file. If that user is your CEO, it\u2019s pretty important. But it could also be a case of ransomware that encrypts every file on your file server, or a database that becomes corrupt.
\n\u2022 Loss of an Application \u2013 Think along the lines of changes to security or system configurations, or even updates that negatively impact services. If you can\u2019t figure out what caused the service outage, you\u2019re going to need to recover the application.
\n\u2022 Loss of a System \u2013 This could be a hardware failure, or for those of you with virtualized servers, a crashed OS.
\n\u2022 Loss of Connectivity \u2013 This one may not seem like a situation for a backup solution, but should you have an application hosted inside the four walls that is used externally, you may need to consider recovering that application to an external site.
\n\u2022 Loss of Business Location \u2013 think electrical outage, fire (and resulting flooding from sprinklers), even a chemical spill outside the building. Anything that keeps your employees from using the business facilities will require recovery to an alternate location.
\n\u2022 Loss of Operations \u2013 Any of the previous \u201cdisasters\u201d can represent a complete stoppage of business operations. It\u2019s important to recognize the importance of your data, applications, systems, connectivity, and locations, as you may need to respond with a completely different recovery strategy in different situations.<\/p>\n

To truly define the disasters you want to protect against, you\u2019ll need to define the loss instance granularity. (That\u2019s a buzzword I just made up. Feel free to use it!) For example, you\u2019re not going to treat all files on a file server with the same level of importance. You need to look at each data set and decide just how critical it is to the business. You\u2019ll then need to do the same for applications, systems, etc.\"DisasterRecovery\"<\/p>\n

In the second part of this blog series, we\u2019ll discuss taking the disaster definitions, and applying both specific recovery objectives and methods to them, all in an effort to help you with choosing the right\u00a0disaster recovery solution<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read part two of this blog series:\u00a0Choosing the right disaster recovery solution, part 2: Finding your feature set<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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