Relax…We Have Disaster Recovery Handled

Posted By on August 20th, 2019

Did you know that the 15th August was relaxation day? A day to unwind and take a break from the stresses of day to day life. If you are a small business owner, this should also include relaxing from the day to day stresses of running your company.

At First Recovery we know that the thought of a disaster event impacting the running of your business can be stressful and not necessarily something you would think you can relax about. But we think that you can relax when it comes to disaster recovery. Particularly if you are organised and strategic in your approach.

Planning is key to disaster recovery

In order to get ahead and put yourself in the best possible position to cope if a disaster should strike your business, you must ensure that you have robust plans in place.

If you give the appropriate time and effort to preparing a disaster recovery plan, then you can substantially improve your chances of being able to recover from a disaster. In fact, having a plan in place and being able to act quickly can make the difference to whether your business survives or not.

What should a disaster recovery plan include?

Take a look at some of the key steps you will need to take and information you will need to include in your disaster recovery planning:

  • Carry out a risk assessment to identify which areas of your business are critical to the running of your business. As well as the types of risk you could be impacted by.
  • Identify key employees and the roles they will have to play in the disaster recovery plan
  • How you will communicate in the event of disaster – including with staff, clients and customers
  • What your timeframes are to get key systems back up and running
  • Identifying the point at which you need to recover back to

Have a disaster recovery specialist on your side

If the thought of facing a disaster on your own feels overwhelming then you can employ the services of a disaster recovery specialist, such as First Recovery. We work closely with our clients to put a plan in place should the worst happen. Within 24 hours of a disaster we can set your key staff up in a disaster recovery centre with back up IT systems.

As part of our service we also offer our customers access to BRIO (Business Recovery Information Online) – an online disaster recovery planning tool. As well as allowing you to create your disaster recovery plan using the straightforward template, all of your key staff will have access to your plan so it can be referred to at any point. Read how this can help ease your disaster recovery planning in our recent blog.

If you have any questions about disaster recovery or the services that we offer, get in touch with us today.