Small Business Networks
Disaster Recovery Consulting Services
In case of a major network failure, a sound disaster recovery
strategy can make the difference between a glitch in business
continuity and a calamity. DCI's IT consultants can help you
with the three key elements of a disaster recovery program:
- Planning
- Architecture
- Testing
Developing a Disaster Recovery
Plan
Disaster recovery planning should address the IT resources
needed to maintain business continuity and restore full network
functionality with minimal loss of productivity. The plan
should anticipate a broad variety of disaster scenarios such
as fires, storms, earthquakes, chemical accidents, flooding,
loss of key personnel, equipment or system failure, and cyber
crime.
You should assess the worst-case impact of each of these disaster
scenarios on your network infrastructure and business processes
and prioritize the areas that are most critical for you to
protect in order to limit business disruption to an acceptable
level. For each scenario, you should develop a recovery strategy
that addresses your local and remote workers, customers, vendors,
facilities, hardware and software, communication services,
support contracts, and lead-times for replacing equipment
and services and restoring data. Your recovery strategies
should include specific action plans, escalation procedures,
and data retention and restoration policies.
Building a Resilient Network
Architecture
Network architecture is a crucial element of a disaster recovery
strategy because some architectures are far more vulnerable
to certain disaster scenarios than others. Resilient architectures
are not necessarily more expensive than vulnerable ones and
often provide higher performance and availability even in
the course of normal, day-to-day operations. For example,
if a business has five offices and maintains an in-house data
center at the main office, then a fire at the data center
effectively shuts down all five offices. Using a remote Data
Center or multiple remote Data Centers could not only provide
better protection from certain types of disasters but could
also offer dramatically faster and more reliable Internet
access to the entire business.
Testing a Disaster Recovery
Plan
Testing and adjusting recovery plans for specific anticipated
scenarios is another critical element of a viable disaster
recovery program. The complexity of fault-tolerant networks
requires rigorous testing to verify that a recovery plan is
feasible and that assigned responsibilities are understood.
Recovery exercises will show whether backed-up data can be
usefully restored, alternative connectivity technology provides
adequate performance under realistic loads, fault-tolerant
technologies perform failover processes as planned, and IT
staff knows what is expected. Testing exercises will help
you identify weak points in your recovery plan so that you
can make adjustments before disaster strikes.
DCI's disaster recovery consultants can help you create recovery
plans, design a fault-tolerant network infrastructure, and
conduct realistic test exercises.
In addition to disaster recovery consulting, DCI's Microsoft
and Cisco-certified experts can help you create an affordable,
fault-tolerant network solution that addresses other critical
issues covering a broad range of infrastructure technologies
and processes including:
- Server Clustering
- Server Clustering
- Load Balancing
- Data Center Solutions
- Interoffice Connectivity
Why Choose DCI?
Because DCI is a Microsoft Gold Certified
Partner and offers expert application
support for a wide variety of business applications,
DCI can help clients in the Arizona, Southern Nevada, Southern California and Colorado Area, the California
Central Valley and the Monterey Peninsula find comprehensive
IT solutions that maximize the business value of your network.
As a Registered Partner for Cisco Systems,
DCI offers the services of Certified Professionals and Specialists
with expertise in designing, implementing and troubleshooting
networking solutions based on Cisco technology. The depth
and breadth of DCI's technical experience and DCI's familiarity
with the needs of small businesses make DCI the ideal partner
for creating and maintaining an affordable, high-availability
fault-tolerant network.
How to Access DCI's Fault
Tolerant Network Consulting
To contact a DCI consultant with expertise in fault-tolerant,
high-availability networks, call (866)666-7731
or email information@dcicorporation.com.
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