Planning and Executing a Disaster Recovery
The process of planning and executing a complete disaster recovery is serious business, and many companies around the globe set aside a few days a year to perform this exact task. Here’s what it involves:
• Simulate a disaster.
• Record all actions taken.
• Time all events from start to finish. Sometimes this means someone is standing around with a stopwatch.
• Hold a postmortem following the DR simulation.
Many companies tie the results of a DR simulation to the IT group’s salaries (their raise percentage). This is more than enough motivation for IT to get this drill right and to perform well.
Correcting any failures or issues that occur is critical. The next time might not be a simulation.
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