Your organization has spent a good deal of time and resources establishing a disaster recovery program. Undertaking an audit of your DR program can and should make your disaster preparedness even better, if you take the following steps. 1. Be Clear About Why The DR Audit Is Necessary First, make sure you have a clear…
Category: Disaster Recovery Testing and Validation
The 7 Key Elements of a Disaster Recovery Audit
A disaster recovery audit is a crucial part of ensuring the effectiveness of any disaster recovery (DR) program. The results of the DR audit will help your organization confirm that your plan and its various components are viable, up-to-date, and capable of meeting your business objectives. Here are the key elements: 1. Stakeholders Every DR…
What Is a Disaster Recovery Audit, And Why Do I Need One?
You’ve done the right thing by establishing a disaster recovery (DR) plan. Because of this, your organization has an excellent chance of saving its data and continuing operations when a disaster strikes. But the job’s not done yet. An effective DR plan requires vigorous testing and reviewing. This is where a DR audit comes into…
Cyclical and Continuous DR Testing May Be a Better Fit for Your Organization
Let’s be honest. Nobody in your organization looks forward to the annual test of your disaster recovery plan. It’s similar to the annual agony of physical inventories. Getting your full team to work through the weekend, fuelled by coffee and donuts, is not a recipe for a joyful happening. But having grumpy and resentful team…
A Scorecard Is A Useful Tool When Testing your DR Plan
Every disaster recovery plan needs to be tested. No matter how your organization tests its DR plan – whether through simulated failover/failback, or progressive component-by-component testing, or a tabletop walk-through – you need a way to gauge the results of the test. You need to verify that your DR plan will work in the event…