Data Disaster Recovery
Recovering data as part of a data disaster recovery process can be a nightmare if the tools or systems you are using are outdated or substandard. Members of your organization and perhaps your client companies will be under a bit of stress during this operation, and it helps immensely if the restore process goes smoothly.
A data disaster recovery is a special operation most commonly used to recover a client computer from a massive data loss where the backup client software was also lost and needs to be reinstalled. These major data loss events are usually caused by a bad hard drive, stolen or destroyed computer, or accidental erasure or reformatting - or a combination of all three. Whatever the cause, a data disaster recovery is the ultimate test of any type of backup software, and the best solutions handle it with style.
The disaster recovery procedure is a relatively straightforward one, and can automatically recover the previous remote backup software installation with all its settings intact, including the login name and password, encryption key, and catalogs; and all the data that was backed up using the previous installation.
System state and active directory settings are also available for restore during a data disaster recovery, and can make the process of recovering to a ‘previous state’ much simpler. Without these critical settings, crucial go-live time will be lost installing and configuring patches, user permissions, and other system-level settings.
Planning ahead and preparing written plans for data disaster recovery processes and procedures will save critical time when it is most valuable. The staff members at Remote Backup Systems, Inc. are seasoned veterans of disaster recovery, having assisted hundreds of service providers with their disasters, and those of their clients. Contact us to discuss how you can be prepared.
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