Evaluating Different Disaster Scenarios

Before a backup and disaster recovery plan can be formulated, IT managers and administrators should meet with the business owners to discuss and decide on which types of failures or disasters should be planned for. This section of the chapter provides a high-level description of common disaster scenarios to consider. Of course, planning for every disaster scenario is nearly impossible or, more commonly, will exceed an organization’s backup and recovery budget, but discussing each scenario and evaluating how the scenario can impact the business is necessary.

Physical Disaster

A physical disaster is anything that can keep employees or customers from reaching their desired office or store location. Examples ...

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