"Backup" and "disaster recovery" are both important for the everyday security of your company--but do they mean the same thing? Today, we'll use some IT management tricks to help you tell the difference.
Backup vs. Recovery
When it comes to preparing for disasters large and small, it's important to know exactly what you're doing. However, no matter how much homework you do, you might still have some questions--and that's where IT management comes in. IT management can help you organize your security plans and protocols, helping you figure out the basics, so you have a solid foundation for the more complicated stuff. One of IT management's first priorities is to help you tell the difference between backup and disaster recovery--and why it matters.
Backup
By now, you probably already know just how critical a good backup system can be to your company. It doesn't just provide peace of mind and allow you to comply with various regulations--it can help you save time and money by helping in case of data corruption or failure. Does that sound like "disaster recovery?" Read on, because the relationship might be more complex than you think.
Disaster Recovery
This is where it gets interesting. Disaster recovery is a term describing the plan you and your IT management provider will create so that you know what to do in case of a disaster--whether natural or man-made. In general, it prioritizes communication plans and ideas about which machines need to come online first. However, it's important to realize that backup is part of disaster recovery. The truth is that backup can exist without a disaster recovery protocol, but it never should.
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