Are You Prepared for Disaster?
If you don’t have a Disaster Recovery Plan, your most important assets are at risk.
What is a Disaster Recovery Plan?
The thought of something bad happening to your business is uncomfortable, especially if you haven’t spent much time or money preparing your business for a crisis. Neglecting disaster preparedness is a dangerous move; however, in the information age, a company’s data is its most valuable asset, and a workforce that’s disorganized in the face of disaster will never be effective.
That’s why every business should have a Disaster Recovery Plan. Disaster recovery plans are designed to recover your business’s IT infrastructure in the event of a crisis, and preserve or alter your operations so that your business can function without its usual support structure.
Inside your Disaster Recovery Plan:
- Understand who’s responsible for what
- Prioritize your assets to get things up and running quickly
- Determine your Recovery Point Objective and Recovery Time Objective
- Know where to go and what to use in times of disaster
What do you get out of
a Disaster Recovery Plan?
With any luck, you’ll never have to make use of a Disaster Recovery Plan. There’s an old saying that’s particularly relevant in relation to this topic: it’s better to have one and not need it than to need one and not have it. So what do you get when you have a Disaster Recovery Plan?
Peace of Mind
In business, it pays to have a backup plan, and a Disaster Recovery Plan is the ultimate backup plan. When you have a DR Plan you can stop worrying about what might happen and start thinking about what you should do.
Culture of Accountability
Employees love working for stable companies, and a Disaster Recovery Plan is proof that your business doesn’t plan on going anywhere — even in the face of overwhelming odds.
Asset Protection
Your IT infrastructure is crucial to the sustenance of your business; however, it’s more fragile than you might realize. A good Disaster Recovery Plan will pave a path to an infrastructure that continues working no matter what.
“3Points took our data and created a simple backup plan that is 100% better. 3Points’ strength is that they are able to be more efficient and that makes us more efficient. I think it is because of their size and the fact that they document everything. They’ve seen the issue you have before we know how to handle it.”
— IT Director, Chicago-Based Law Firm
YOUR DISASTER IS NOT MY DISASTER.
Every disaster is not created equal. This is why our latest report dives into the essential elements every Disaster Recovery Plan should incorporate.
Get your Disaster Recovery Plan today.
At 3Points, we’re committed to helping Chicagoland businesses minimize the impact of disaster and weather rough times with our expertise in developing company-wide Disaster Recovery Plans.
If you think your business could benefit from a brand new or overhauled Disaster Recovery Plan, don’t hesitate to get in touch. Just introduce yourself below and we can have a conversation as soon as possible.
