Chapter 12. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Get your data out of the building.

That is the introduction to this chapter. It will also be the closing words in the summary, and one of the main themes in between.

We'll talk about why, both from an operational perspective as well as a regulatory perspective. We'll explore various methods for doing it. And we'll share some anecdotes on how to validate it. But for our final chapter, the most important thing to think about is getting your data out of the building.

What Makes BC and DR So Special?

For many, the concept of backup has been considered a tactical tax, while disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC) have been thought of as either strategic or lofty and unattainable. Those are ...

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