On Disaster Recovery Plans

I've mentioned disaster recovery plans on the Document Storage Blog a handful of times, but today I'd like to examine the issue in a little more depth. In the past, I've used examples like 9-11 or the flooding in New Orleans to highlight what sort of disasters can potentially effect your day to day business dealings. What you may not have considered, is that a "disaster" doesn't have to be such a large scale, high profile event to cause your company problems.

For instance, we recently created a disaster recovery plan for a Manhattan law firm who recently lost everything on their server. How did the damage occur? Their water cooler was being stored in the same room as the server and a worker from the water-supplier accidentally spilled some when re-filling the cooler.

Another recent client had their server stored in a room next to the lunch room. The microwave over-heated and caught on fire, and the temperature rise next door destroyed data on their server.

Both of these instances can be considered disasters, even though they only affected a single company. That being said, can your business afford to not have a disaster recovery plan. GRM offers plans that are more affordable than ever - providing a number of optional services that can ensure your crucial data stays protected without breaking your bank. For more information on our disaster recovery plans and all the other services provided by GRM, be sure to have a look at our website.