Complete your plans<\/strong><\/p>\nA data center includes various resources. Without a solid understanding of a data center and its inventory and operations, it\u2019s difficult to construct a complete and error-proof plan.<\/p>\n
According to Actifio, \u201cWhile you can make cookies without butter, the resulting output will not look or taste good, and in the end you will have wasted your preparation and cooking time. Implementing an incomplete plan results in similar challenges. You will spend hours of hard work with an end result that will be very different than expected.\u201d<\/p>\n
The vendor advises businesses to: \u201cUnderstand your entire infrastructure as you create your plan and ensure that all critical facets are included in the recovery document.\u201d<\/p>\n
Have protection for your plan<\/strong><\/p>\nWhen disaster strikes, it often means that a data center is inaccessible. However, many often store their plans within a data center, which puts the plan at risk. Plans should be stored in a remote location that wouldn\u2019t be affected by a large scale disaster.<\/p>\n
Actifio suggests making three copies of the plan and keeping them in three \u201cgeographically disparate locations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Update\u00a0your plan<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cModern infrastructures are constantly evolving as data grows and new technologies emerge,\u201d Actifio reported. While these changes deliver a boost in productivity, they also often mean changes to fundamental business processes. And that, in turn, means changes to your DR plan. Actifio advises that businesses review and update DR plans every six months, at least.<\/p>\n
Test your plan<\/strong><\/p>\nTesting is a vital step when it comes to planning for a disaster. How do you know that your DR plan will work? You won\u2019t until you test it. Testing a DR plan gives you the opportunity to find out what works and what doesn\u2019t, where the potential holes are and more. Actifio suggests testing it annually, if not more.<\/p>\n
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