By Ian Richardson, Head of Innovation, CSI
Most businesses have backup facilities in place to help them in the event of a data breach or physical disaster that renders their offices or data unusable. But how many know that they can retrieve that data and have their business up and running again in minutes?
Server room floods, ransomware, fires – however your data is damaged, lost or digitally encrypted – do you know how quickly you can retrieve it or even if you can? iland found in a recent survey that just 50% of businesses are testing their disaster recovery (DR) plans only annually or at less frequent intervals, while seven percent did not test their DR at all. Of the organisations testing less frequently, half said their disaster recovery plan may be inadequate based on their most recent DR test, while 12% encountered issues that would result in sustained downtime. Zero respondents said that their DR test was completely or moderately successful. Everyone reported experiencing issues.
- Ian Richardson, Head of Innovation, CSI
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