How To Avoid Becoming Front-Page News (For All the Wrong Reasons): A Practical Guide To Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Planning

The key technology elements of a business continuity/ disaster recovery infrastructure consist of a main data center, a remote site that recreates the resources in that primary location, and network connections between the two that use high bandwidth broadband services. In addition, the best disaster recovery strategies follow a "Redundant everything" philosophy that applies to servers, storage appliances, power supplies and other technology components. Organizations also must create a comprehensive disaster recovery program. Help can come from industry groups like ITIL and the U.S. government's National Institute of Standards and Technology. Finally, disaster recovery experts say that testing and training are essential to achieving ongoing disaster recovery success.