No modern business can consider its IT model complete without a functional backup disaster recovery module. This is especially the case if the company relies heavily on IT for daily processes. The more ingrained technology is with a business, the greater its needs for protection.
If your business is still without a BDR, there are numerous reasons you should change this ASAP. A BDR is the go-to plan when all else fails. It’s a standard everyone, not just IT staff, should be familiar with. Not having one is the difference between a stable company and a defunct one.
A BDR prepares for the unexpected. Cybercrime, human error, natural disasters and plain old hardware failure are the culprits of some serious problems. Without a recovery plan, a business could spend thousands of dollars in repairs.
So, benefit one?
It's cost effective. A recovery plan might include various ways to store and protect data. If a system on a network is infected with malware that’s suddenly erasing entire drives, a BDR might have a solution in place. It could be physical backups, backups offered through a third-party, virtualization, or other things. In this hypothetical, there was a recovery option, so a company didn’t have to spend thousands of dollars replacing hardware and software.
Additionally, a BDR cuts down on dreaded downtime. During periods of recovery, a company without a clear path to “resetting” could be down for hours, even days. In those scenarios, it’s often enough to drag a business down—workers can’t do their jobs, consumers can’t access online services or personal records, and everything grinds to a halt until a resolution is reached. Again, a BDR is the difference between success and failure.
An additional benefit to BDR’s is they often encompass protections for digital information. That extends beyond company files too, and includes consumer data. There are a myriad of consumer protection regulations, such as the FDIC and EFTA. They require a certain level of security for online transactions, which is a natural component to a good BDR.
Therefore, your business escapes the wrath of severe federal penalties while maintaining a reputation as a trustworthy company.
Even if your business lacks IT security experts or necessary staff to build a great BDR, plenty of third-party services, software and options exist to protect company data. There’s no better time to look for them. It’s mandatory to have some form of backup recovery.
