Figure 1: Yearly Negative Impact of Downtime and the Value of Disaster Recovery as a Service2
Cloud DR Infrastructure Users
Number of DR Events per Year 1.5 Average Length of DR Events 1.0 Hours
Average Cost per Hour of Downtime
Yearly Average Cost of Downtime
$138,000 $207,000
As seen in Figure 1, DRaaS users experience one fifth the financial impact of in-house recovery infrastructure users; they suffered 50% fewer instances of downtime, and recovered almost three times faster from each event.
Keep Your Organization Up and Running
A good BC/DR solution not only ensures your organization will get back on its feet quickly after a disaster, but cuts down on the number of disasters, period. The Aberdeen Group surveyed 125 businesses3 that already had disaster recovery plans in place to best learn about the results of having and implementing a solid BC/DR plan.
In-House Infrastructure Users
2.8 2.6 Hours $138,000 $1,004,640 Difference 1.3 1.6 Hours — $797,640
organization with an inadequate BC/DR plan, that’s not money you’ve lost. It’s money you should have made.
Ascertain Best Practices for a Valuable BC/DR Plan
Not all data is created equal or is absolutely necessary for BC/DR. Similarly, there are a range of BC/DR options to fit different objectives and budgets. A recent Gartner Data Center Conference4
, regarding backup
architectures to meet disaster recovery strategies, confirmed that there is no single strategy to meet all needs. There are, in fact, many effective strategies from which to choose. Hybrid storage offers flexibility, and multiple storage options can make a BC/DR plan faster, redundant, and more robust. Ultimately, all backup, archiving, and recovery tools lead in the same general direction so organizational needs must drive the strategy.
Test Thoroughly and Often
Figure 2 shows how a recovery plan reduces downtime, prevents disasters themselves, and helps keep your organization running 24 x 7 to keep making money doing what you do. If you’re that
The benchmark of any good BC/DR plan is testing. Whether the plan is simple or complex, testing is one of the most important steps to ensure success in the event of a real disaster. Wherever your organization is in the disaster recovery lifecycle—from initial policy to periodic testing—make certain that any plan is well designed, tested, and tested again to
Figure 2: Yearly Savings of BC/DR Plans Disasters Hours of Downtime
Best BC/DR* Average BC/DR Poor BC/DR .9
3 1.2 Money You Should Have Made $72,000** 14.1 $1,220,000** 3.5 29.4 $2,880,000**
*Best-in-class companies were defined as those having disaster recovery programs that recorded fewer than 1 downtime event over the last 12 months, required less than 1 hour to recover 90% of their functionality after each event, and met 95% of their company’s data availability Service Level Agreements (SLAs) over the last 12 months.
**Based on $60K/hour, $110K/hour and $898K/hour, respectively. IMAGES © OLIVIER LE MOAL, KHENG GUAN TOH, FRESHIDEA / FOTOLIA WWW.PC CONNECTION. COM 1.800.800.0014 15
measure the results and instill confidence in the recovery strategy. We recommend testing at least twice per year. Without testing, businesses run the risk of the DR site not meeting current requirements. This could result in severe business losses. However, regular testing helps to capture the ever-changing business requirements, so gaps or issues can be addressed in advance of a disaster.
You Can’t Predict the Future, But You Can Plan Ahead
Organizations of all sizes are vulnerable to any crisis that prevents them from continuing normal operations. A well- structured and coherent BC/DR plan will enable companies to recover quickly and effectively from an unforeseen disaster and avoid significant interruption and loss.
PC Connection Expertise
We have championed an approach to BC/DR planning that can help organizations devise and implement a tested and validated recovery plan—a true differentiator in the industry.
Our experts design, test, and validate business continuity and disaster preparedness plans—giving you the confidence and peace of mind that your organization is protected.
1 DatacenterDynamics FOCUS, 2013.
2 Disaster Recovery as a Service: It Delivers Aberdeen Group, February 2012.
3 You Need Professional Help: A Case for Third-Party Consultants. Aberdeen Group, July 2011. 4 Gartner Data Center Conference, December 2013.
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