Today’s businesses store data on individual devices, in-house servers, and in the cloud. And, as many businesses learned last month, disasters like tornados do strike Indianapolis. Fires can happy to any business. What would your business do if you lost a computer, server, or your cloud data was compromised? A prepared business has a disaster recovery plan. However, without regular disaster recovery testing, you won’t know how well your plan will protect your business.
What Should a Disaster Recovery Plan Include?
Because every business is different, it’s hard to say exactly what yours should include. However, for most businesses, the plan includes data backup and recovery strategies and a communication plan at the very least. Most businesses also have Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs). If you missed our blog about what a good data backup plan entails, click here.
Understanding Data Recovery Testing
Data recovery testing is basically a simulation of the restoration of your data. Without, you will not know whether you have all the essential data backed up and if those backups are going to work in the event of a disaster. Some industries mandate disaster recovery testing at least annually. During the testing, the disaster recovery testing company will uncover gaps in your backups and the restoration plans. They will also share with you what to expect in the hours or days immediately following a disaster based on your backups and recovery plan.
Why Testing is Essential for All Businesses
Just like other types of testing, whether business or personal, when you hire a data recovery testing company to perform their tests they can identify potential problems or weaknesses in your plans. Once those are identified and corrected, you can rest assured that you’ll have minimal downtime in the aftermath of a disaster. If you are part of certain industries, your disaster recovery testing company will provide you with any required documentation proving you meet industry standards for data protection and recovery.
Toucan Technology Group Offers Data Recovery Testing
There are many reasons a business may experience a data disaster. Only with a disaster recovery plan can you be assured your data can and will be restored. Toucan Technology Group offers disaster recovery testing and services that can fill any gaps we find in your disaster recovery plan. Call us today for your free consultation at (317) 376-4874 or fill out our contact form.
