When Disaster Strikes, Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance
The Register, Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
It's going to happen to you one day, so get your ducks in a row
As Benjamin Franklin famously said: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," and that's especially true when it comes to disaster recovery.
Most companies with a decent-sized IT department will have an incident response plan, but that in itself is nowhere near enough. Such plans have to be constantly updated and tested regularly - and not just by the internal team. Operators also need to have remediation software and backups ready to roll.