Discuss the importance of Disaster recovery . Your initial response is due by Thursday 11:59PM. It must be at least 250 words and have references. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your init

Importance of Disaster Recovery

There are many benefits of having a disaster recovery plan. Business continuity is the biggest benefit of disaster recovery plan, but some of the biggest benefits are listed below. Cost efficiency, increased employee productivity, customer loyalty, customer retention, better scalability etc. (Makwae, 2018).

Most companies treat disaster recovery as an add-on to existing operational infrastructure and processes. It’s a function that is bolted on to the side of the company, tested occasionally but rarely given too much emphasis. The principle reason for this is, as with all things, a matter of finance. A company will assess the cost of downtime verses the cost of systems resilience. There is usually a compromise struck that results in a level of acceptable downtime of operations at an acceptable cost, or loss (Makwae, 2018).

The undesired incidents may be as simple as a faulty connection or as complex as a natural disaster. Incidents can be man-made, such as a fire, or an act of God, such as an earthquake or tornado. In case of a big fire that burns the infrastructure, a local redundancy system may not be effective, and an immediate restoration of business will not be possible. Instead, a disaster recovery plan has to be activated that is capable of rebuilding the necessary components and installing them for the purpose of restoring any acceptable conditions for business operations (Makwae, 2018).

However, management is often in denial, believing that disaster only happens to others, and hence fails to take the necessary precautions to avoid business interruptions due to disruptive events. Business losses due to business disturbances can be prevented if the right business continuity activities have been adequately implemented. Any lengthy business disruptions can be avoided if the necessary disaster recovery actions have been planned (Makwae, 2018).

Reference

Makwae, E. (2018). An Assessment of Disaster Recovery Planning: A Strategy for Data Security. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327572587_An_assessment_of_disaster_recovery_planning_A_strategy_for_data_security

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