10 Tips for Developing a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
1. IDENTIFY THE RISKS
Begin developing your disaster recovery plan by identifying the potential risks to your IT infrastructure. Possible dangers may include events like hardware failure, power loss, cybercrime, fire, or flood. In some cases, the type of risk will dictate the appropriate DRP action. If you identify hurricanes as a risk, for example, your DRP would need to include a provision for moving your operation to an alternative, unaffected site.
2. DOCUMENT ALL YOUR IT RESOURCES
You will need to make a full inventory of all your IT resources. This inventory should include all...