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Which Backup Media Should You Use?

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:23:19 +0000

Using external hard drives for data backups

For small businesses, buying and using an external hard drive for data backups is the method I recommend. External hard drives are cheap compared to tape drive systems ; you can get one for several hundred dollars. They’re also easy to use; in many cases, all you have to do is plug the hard drive into your computer’s USB port. And while hard drives do fail, their failure rate is much lower than that of backup media such as CDs.

Using CD-Roms as data backups
Using CD-Roms as data backups is popular. Blank CDs are inexpensive, and copying data onto CDs is easy. However, this is the most unreliable method of all the data backup methods listed here. Who hasn’t had the experience of putting a CD into a drive only to find that the data is unreadable and the disk "doesn’t work"? CDs, like the floppy disks they’ve replaced, have a limited shelf life. I don’t recommend this method of data backup for any small business. If you are writing your data backup files onto CDs, make sure that you make (and keep) multiple copies over time.

Using tapes as data backups
Tape backups are ten thousand times as reliable as CD-Roms, but tape drives and their associated media are much more expensive than CD-Rom writers and CDs. A good tape drive can still cost over $1000, and individual tapes for the drive can cost up to $40 each. If you can afford the equipment, however, tape backup is far and away the best backup method.

Using Online backup services as data backups
There are many companies offering online backup services, but I can’t recommend this method. Besides the potential of bandwidth problems, there are just too many security issues that have yet to be dealt with. Firstly, the method is only as reliable as the company offering the online backup service, and Internet service companies have been coming and going faster than the common cold lately. Secondly, if your business data is sensitive, (and whose isn’t?), why would you want to put it on the ‘Net?

Best AntiVirus Software (7): Eset Nod32 Antivirus V.4.0

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:14:02 +0000

Antivirus protection is spelled "NOD32." Built on the award-winning ThreatSense engine, ESET NOD32 Antivirus software proactively detects and eliminates more viruses, trojans, worms, adware, spyware, phishing, rootkits and other Internet threats than any program available. No matter what your system, there is no better antivirus protection. ESET NOD32 Antivirus was awarded the "BEST Antivirus Solution" in 2007 and 2008 by AV-Comparatives.

Eset Nod32 Antivirus V4.0 Features:

Smarter Scanner – Threats don’t always enter your network in ways you expect. ESET NOD32 Antivirus inspects SSL-encrypted communication channels like HTTPS and POP3S and intelligently scans compressed files to find hidden threats other products miss. Proactive protection begins at the earliest point in system startup to ensure your computer is always secure.
Clean and Safe Email – Email scanning for Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Mozilla Thunderbird, Windows Live Mail, Windows Mail, and other POP3/IMAP mail clients, ensuring your email is free of viruses and other threats.
Removable Media Security – Threats can enter your PC from removable media such as USB thumb drives. For self-running media, ESET NOD32 Antivirus scans autorun.inf and associated files when the medium is inserted, in addition to scanning any file on any removable device when it is accessed, or during a full-scan of the media. Power users can adjust ESET NOD32 Antivirus to perform additional levels of scanning on removable media.
System Tools – ESET SysInspector and ESET SysRescue simplify diagnosing and cleaning of infected systems by allowing deep scans of system processes to find hidden threats, and creating bootable rescue CD/DVD or USB drives to help you repair an infected computer.
Self Defense – ESET NOD32 Antivirus has built-in technology to prevent malicious software from corrupting or disabling it, so you can rest assured your system is always protected.

By: Navarre

Platform: Windows 2000 XP/Vista

Version: 4.0/3 User

Official Price: $69.99

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Best AntiVirus Software (8): Trend Micro Antivirus & Antispyware 2010

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:41:46 +0000

Trend Micro AntiVirus & AntiSpyware is the essential security you need so you can email and share files with confidence. You can rest easy knowing you have ongoing, easy-to-use protection against the latest malicious viruses, worms, Trojan horse programs, and spyware.

Trend Micro AntiVirus & AntiSypware Features:

Trend Micro AntiVirus + AntiSpyware provides ongoing, easy-to-use protection against the latest malicious viruses, worms, Trojan horse programs, and spyware
Powerful anti-spyware technology guards your personal information and privacy against spyware, rootkits, and other malicious software
Improved security policies find and stop unwanted attempts to change your operating system and critical software
Automatic updates immunize you against new computer virus outbreaks for the full duration of your subscription
Get FREE phone, email, and online chat support with your annual subscription

By: Trene Micro, Inc.

Platform: Windows XP/Vista

Version: 2010

Official Price: $39.95

Amazon.com Price: $35.99 (You saved $3.96)

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Best AntiVirus Software (9): Panda Antivirus Pro 2010

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:31:03 +0000

The new Panda Antivirus Pro 2010 is Panda’s easiest-to-use product with the most intuitive protection for your computer. Install it and forget about viruses, spyware, rootkits, hackers, online fraud and identity theft. Surf the Web with peace of mind.

Panda Antivirus Pro 2010 Features:

Panda Antivirus Pro 2010 automatically detects and eliminates viruses, spyware, Trojans, rootkits, bots and other malware before they infect your computer
Scans files in real-time and on-demand, with improved detection and disinfection rates
Panda USB Vaccine protects your USB drives from infection
Scans emails before they reach your inbox, regardless of your email program
Scans Internet traffic regardless of your browser type

By: Encore

Platform: Windows XP/Vista/7

Version: 3 User

Official Price: $49.99

Amazon.com Price: $38.49 (You saved $11.50)

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Best AntiVirus Software (10): AVG Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:20:05 +0000

If you use your computer every day, you need protection that’s always there, constantly keeping you safe. With AVG Anti-Virus, you get hassle-free protection against today’s most sophisticated threats, online and offline. AVG Anti-Virus includes our unique LinkScanner® to prevent you from accidentally visiting harmful sites.

AVG’s new high-speed anti-virus/anti-spyware combo scanner is smarter than your average scanner. It keeps track of what’s already been scanned and found clean. Result: faster scanning that doesn’t get in your way. AVG Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware is simply smarter security that doesn’t slow you down.

AVG Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware Features:

AVG Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware offers up-to-the-minute protection that won’t get in your way
LinkScanner gives you a vital extra layer of protection you won’t find in other anti-virus software
Surf and search the web with confidence, knowing you’re actively protected from visiting dangerous websites
Work and play online safely and without interruption while AVG scans and updates quietly in the background
Unlimited automatic updates and version upgrades for the life of your license

By: AVG Technologies Ltd

Platform: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7

Version: 2 Year Subscription

Official Price: $39.99

Amazon.com Price: $29.99 (You saved $10)

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Disk Imaging Software: Acronis True Image Home 2010

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:30:51 +0000

1. About Acronis True Image Home 2010

Acronis True Image is a disk imaging software, developed by Acronis, that creates backups and recovers PC systems.

Price: 14 day trial $49.99 to buy
Operating system: Windows XP/Vista;
Version: Home 2010

Publisher’s description:
Acronis True Image Home 2010 allows you to create an image of a disk while it is running Microsoft Windows or offline by booting from CD/DVD, USB flash drives, PXE, or other bootable media. As a disk imaging software, True Image Home 2010 can restore the previously captured image to another disk, replicating the structure and contents to the new disk, also allowing disk cloning and partition resizing, as well if the new disk is of different capacity.

2. Acronis True Image vs. Norton Ghost

a) Norton Ghost V10, $69.99

No trial available, Windows XP Home Edition/Professional, Windows 2000 Professional ONLY
Includes Norton Ghost 2003 for Windows Me & 98 users

b) Acronis True Image V11, $49.99

14 day trial, Windows XP/Vista, 87MB

While each software has certain unique features, the core functionality of both softwares is essentially equal. However, True Image’s overall functionality, reliability and UI are more robust and more understandable than Symantec Norton Ghost versions 9 or 10. Most importantly, in my experience, Symantec’s Ghost versions 9 & 10 have proven to be unreliable and my experience with Ghost (really, all of Symantec) technical support has consistently been dreadful. I would still choose Acronis True Image over Ghost on functionality and presentation alone; however, on quality of support alone, I cannot and will not recommend any Symantec program.

Furthermore, Symantec has a long & sordid history of acquiring products or complete companies and then discontinuing the products. I would not be surprised if Ghost were treated similarly in the not-distant future. Partition Magic, which they also acquired from PowerQuest a couple of years back in release 8 has yet to be updated by Symantec. The fact that Symantec tech support/development has been unable to isolate the regular random corruption problems I have been experiencing across two releases of the product does not bode well for the future of the Ghost product, in my mind.

I have removed Symantec Ghost from my system. My recommendation and personal choice going forward for a disk-imaging program is Acronis True Image.

User Reviews:

I have used both, i think acronis is best.

you don’t even need to install the software to create or restore images. you just need the bootable rescue disk, which can even be created while program runs in windows.

3. Useful Links:

Web site: http://www.acronis.com/
Free Download Acronis True Image Home 2010 now!
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Weekly Hard Disk Drive Prices for Nov 02, 2009

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:20:46 +0000

This post will provide some prices information about hard disk drives. These informations are mainly from NEWEGG.COM and EWIZ.COM, Both of them are engaged in computer parts, notebook computers, system software and other computer products sales. They have good reputation and also they provide “the best prices”.

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$89.99
From: NEWEGG.COM

Seagate 1TB 3.5" External Hard Drive – Retail
$99.99
From: NEWEGG.COM

Seagate ST31000528AS 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB Hard Drive
$89.50
From: EWIZ.COM

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 320GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$49.99
From: NEWEGG.COM

Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$84.99
From: NEWEGG.COM

Western Digital Elements 640GB 2.5" Midnight Black Portable Hard Drive – Retail
$119.99
From: NEWEGG.COM

HITACHI Deskstar 2TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive –Retail
$179.99
From: NEWEGG.COM

HITACHI SimpleDrive 1TB External Hard Drive – Retail
$89.99
From: NEWEGG.COM

Samsung 320GB (HM320JI) 5400rpm SATA 8MB Notebook Hard Drive (2.5 inch)
$58.99
From: EWIZ.COM

Fujitsu 320GB 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$59.99
From: NEWEGG.COM

iomega Select 1TB 3.5" External Hard Drive – Retail
$89.99
From: NEWEGG.COM

iomega Select 320GB 2.5" Portable Hard Drive – Retail
$59.99
From: NEWEGG.COM

Fantom Drives G-Force 2TB 3.5" External Hard Drive – Retail
$179.99
From: NEWEGG.COM

Cavalry CAXB 2TB 3.5" Black External Hard Drive – Retail
$189.99
From: NEWEGG.COM

Note: All the informations below are only for reference, if you want to get the latest prices, please refer to their websites.

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Computer Parts Online Stores

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:34:35 +0000

Sometimes we need to buy some computer parts online, here I offer a list of computer parts online stores, you can compare their prices before you buy.

http://www.microcenter.com/
Thousands of products to buy: desktops, laptops, monitors, build your own PC parts, upgrades, digital imaging, printing supplies, portable devices, audio equipment, software, video games, movies, tech books, plus repair service, store hours, directions, and employment opportunities.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/
A good Deals on Computers, Computer Parts, Computer Components, Netbooks, Electronics and more.

http://www.newegg.com/
Newegg.com offers computer parts, laptop computers, digital cameras, electronics and more with fast shipping and top-rated customer service.

http://www.bestbuy.com/
Buy’s online source for electronics, televisions, DVD players, home audio, car audio, computers, cameras, music, movies, software, games and more. Research, compare and buy securely online; pick it up in a store.

http://www.radioshack.com/home/index.jsp
The Shack helps you get it right with the biggest brands and latest products

http://www.pricewatch.com/
Find a low prices on computers, parts, electronics, clothing and more before you buy.

http://www.frys.com/
Shop Frys.com for your home electronics, from computers & laptops parts to cameras, televisions & home appliances.

http://www.misco.co.uk/
Low prices on Computer Hardware, Laptops, Notebooks, Desktops, TFTs, Printers, Servers, Wireless Networking, Software and much more at Misco UK

http://www.provantage.com/
Provantage has low discount prices on a wide range of computer hardware software GPS electronics office supplies books & more.

http://www.wolfcamera.com/
Buy electronics, gaming and digital camera products at the official site of Wolf Camera. Choose from a large selection of digital cameras and accessories, electronic gaming and consumer electronics from Nikon, Microsoft, Sony, Canon and many other major manufacturers. Pay no shipping or sales tax on qualifying orders at WolfCamera.com.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Home.jsp
Find all your computing needs at ZipZoomfly and get free shipping on your purchase. From memory, processors, motherboards, video cards, hard drives, software to flash memory, digital cameras and MP3 players, ZipZoomfly has everything you need in computers and electronics for yourself or as gift ideas.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Home.aspx
Welcome to Maplin everything you need for your electrical and electronics needs. You will find over 15,000 products and if you spend over 35 delivery is FREE to all UK addresses.

http://www.ewiz.com
SuperBiiz offers the deals on all computer parts, PC components, laptop computers, computer accessories, electronics, networking, and more!

http://www.dabs.com/
dabs.com – Free delivery on qualifying orders over 163;49.99. Cheap netbooks, laptops, PCs, storage & hard drives, televisions, motherboards, graphics cards, TFT displays, cameras, Windows 7 software, Apple, HP, Samsung & more.

http://www.cyberguys.com/
Cyberguys.com offers the lowest prices on hard to find computer parts and accessories. Celebrating 20 years of exceptional Customer Service! Cyberguys, Your headquarters for the best buy in computer parts!

http://www.directron.com/
online discount store for personal computers laptop pc computer hardware computer parts game software CPU processors motherboards computer cases hard drives harddrive monitors power supply power supplies printers computer memory network upgrade computer repair help services from Houston

http://www.geeks.com/
Your Source for the Deals on Computer Parts, Computer Hardware, Laptop Computers, Desktop Computers and Computer Tips with Fast & Easy Shipping

http://www.applied-computer.com/
Applied Computer Online Services, online computer store with largest computer parts catalog for PC,business laptop,cheap desktop computers,servers,accessories, computer systems,laptop,printers,LCD monitors,display,hardware,storage,software,network,devices,accessories,power,consumer electronics,multimedia,telecommunication,POS,sensors,security,office,tools,components,Home & Living,Publications,memory,training materials,wireless print sever,HP,IBM,Lenovo,mac,Apple, lexmark, cartridges, ink jet, printer ink and more!

http://www.outletpc.com/
OutletPC.com is your Wholesale Source for Computer Parts, Barebones, Hard Drives, Memory, Custom Systems, Laptops, and Accessories at the Lowest Price Online! We sell direct to the Public without minimums so if you’re looking to upgrade or repair your computer you’ve come to the right place.

http://onsale.com/home
Buy Computers, Desktop Computers, Laptop Computers, Notebook, Digital Camera, SLR Camera, LCD, LCD TV, LCD HDTV & Projector onSale!

http://www.keenzo.com/
Keenzo.com is your internet superstore that sells quality name brand computer accessories, electronics, computers, notebooks, printers, office supplies, CD Music, DVD Movies, boating supplies, aviation supplies, gifts gadgets and more at deeply discounted prices. Our customers love our commitment to them, to quality merchandise and to our cheap component prices with top rate service.

http://www.directcanada.com/
DirectCanada: Buy computer parts, computer hardware, PC parts, PC hardware at Canada’s best online computer shop; Great computer and PC deals, Fast delivery.

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3 Steps to Successful Data Backup

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:25:44 +0000

Data protection is crucial for protecting your business’s continuity. If your only data backup is on a computer, and the hard disk fails or is damaged by a power surge, your business data is gone. And having paper copies of business data isn’t adequate data protection; what if your business premises burn to the ground or experience severe flooding? Once again the data you need to carry on your business could be irretrievably lost.

For adequate data protection, you need to establish a data backup system that follows these three steps:

archive business data regularly;
create data backups on reliable media;
keep updated data backups in a secure, off-site location.

The basic rule for business data protection is that if losing the data will interfere with doing business, back it up. You can reinstall software programs if you need to, but recovering the details of transactions or business correspondence is impossible if those files are lost or damaged beyond repair. The rest of this article outlines each of the steps listed above so you can establish a data backup system that will effectively protect your critical business data from disaster.

1) Archiving Critical Business Data

Archiving business data is more than a matter of good housekeeping; it could be a matter of your business’s survival. There are two steps to archiving business data for successful data backup;

identifying the critical data that needs to be archived
and using a data archiving method on a regular schedule.

What needs to be archived in a data backup? Executables, such as software programs, don’t need to be. You don’t create new versions of executable programs and, as I’ve said, if a software program was lost or corrupted, you could reinstall it fairly easily.

However, all of the files that you’ve created and/or modified should be regularly backed up. For many businesses, this includes everything from accounting files through email.

You can simplify your backup archiving by keeping all the files that will need to be archived on a single drive on your computer. For instance, suppose I need to back up accounting files, word-processing documents, spreadsheets, photo and email. Putting Simply Accounting, Microsoft Office (including Outlook) and Paintshop Pro all on the D:/ drive makes it easier for me to archive all the files I’ve created or modifed using those programs. All I have to do is back up the drive. While I don’t have to back up executables, it doesn’t hurt them if I do.

Once you’ve selected the critical data to be archived, it’s a simple matter to install and use a backup software program to archive your business data on a regular schedule.

I recommend backing up your data nightly. There are many backup software programs available that allow you to set a schedule that will archive your data automatically. Look for backup software that zips and encrypts files to save disk space and increase data security.

If possible, backup over your computer network, keeping your data backup files on a separate hard drive from the original files. If this isn’t possible because you have a stand-alone computer, put your data backup files in a separate directory, and increase your schedule for creating physical backups.

The second step of data protection is creating data backups – not just once, but on a regular schedule. But before you do this, you need to be aware of the different backup systems available and the limitations of some backup media.

2) Creating Physical Data Backups

Physical data backups are necessary because of the possibility of computer failure or damage. Even a minor accident such as spilling a cup of coffee onto your laptop could destroy all your data, if that’s the only place your data resides. You should create physical data backups of your business data at least once a week, or even more often if your business generates large amounts of new data daily. There are several methods of transferring your backup files to another media, but some data backup systems are more reliable than others.

Which backup media should you use?

Using external hard drives for data backups

3) Off-Site Data Backup

The only businesses that should be keeping their data backups on-site are those with fire-proof, indestructible safes. Investing in a tape drive or external hard drive and meticulously adhering to a regular data backup schedule won’t help if all your data backup copies are in one place and that place is struck by disaster. You must store copies of your backups off-site if your business data is to be truly secure.

Many businesses keep their data backup copies in security boxes at banks. (The fee for a security box is tax-deductible, if you need further incentive.) Some small business owners keep multiple data backup copies of their records at the homes of different friends or family members. It doesn’t really matter where you choose to keep them, as long as the site you choose for off-site data backup is secure and you have regular access to it.

Don’t run the risk of losing your business data. The best defense against such a disaster is proper data protection. By creating a backup system that includes archiving and backing up your business data regularly and properly, you’ll ensure that your business will be able to weather whatever storm it faces and carry on.

4 Steps To Create Your Disaster Recovery Plan

admin — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:30:29 +0000

When disasters strike unprepared companies the consequences range from prolonged system downtime and the resulting revenue loss to the companies going out of business completely, yet many IT shops are not prepared to deal with such scenarios. How would you recover your data and keep the business running after an unforeseen disaster?

The key to surviving such an event is a business continuity strategy, a set of policies and procedures for reacting to and recovering from an IT-disabling disaster, and the main component of a business continuity strategy is a disaster recovery plan (DRP).

Step 1: Risk Analysis
The first step in drafting a disaster recovery plan is conducting a thorough risk analysis of your computer systems. List all the possible risks that threaten system uptime and evaluate how imminent they are in your particular IT shop. Anything that can cause a system outage is a threat, from relatively common manmade threats like virus attacks and accidental data deletions to more rare natural threats like floods and fires. Determine which of your threats are the most likely to occur and prioritize them using a simple system: rank each threat in two important categories, probability and impact. In each category, rate the risks as low, medium, or high.

For example, a small Internet company (less than 50 employees) located in California could rate an earthquake threat as medium probability and high impact, while the threat of utility failure due to a power outage could rate high probability and high impact. So in this company’s risk analysis, a power outage would be a higher risk than an earthquake and would therefore be a higher priority in the disaster recovery plan.

Step 2: Establish the Budget
Once you’ve figured out your risks, ask ‘what can we do to suppress them, and how much will it cost?’ Can I detect a threat before it hits? How do I reduce the potential of it occurring? How do I minimize its impact to the business? For example, our small California Internet company could employ an emergency power supply to mitigate its power outage threat and have all its data backed up daily on RAID tapes, which are stored at a remote site in case of an earthquake. The more preventative measures you establish upfront the better. Emerson says, "dollars spent in prevention are worth more than dollars spent in recovery."

The results of Step 1 should be a comprehensive list of possible threats, each with its corresponding solution and cost. It is imperative that IT presents all of these threats to the business operations units, so they can make an informed decision regarding the size of the disaster recovery budget (i.e., which risks the company can afford to tolerate and which it must pay to mitigate). Emerson believes IT "falls down" in its failure to communicate the real risks for system downtime to the business operations units of their companies. He says, "It’s okay for operations to say no; it’s not okay for IT not to let them know the risks."

A good place to begin is by presenting the cost of downtime to the business. How long can your business afford to be without its computer systems should one of your threats occur?

Ultimately, the business operations unit decides which threats the business can tolerate. According to Emerson, when developing a DRP, IT departments are "shooting in the dark without those business indications." Both IT and the business units must agree on which data and applications are most critical to the business and need to be recovered most quickly in a disaster. The management of our small Internet company, for example, may decide they can supply the budget only for the emergency generators and the company will have to assume the risk of an earthquake.

Disaster recovery budgets vary from company to company but they typically run between 2 and 8 percent of the overall IT budget. Companies for which system availability is crucial usually are on the higher end of the scale, while companies that can function without it are on the lower end. However, these percentages may be too small. For a large IT shop 15 percent is a best practice rule of thumb according to Emerson.

Step 3: Develop your Disaster Recovery Plan
The feedback from the business units will begin to shape your disaster recovery plan procedures. If, for example, they determine that the company must be up within 48 hours of an incident to stay viable, then you can calculate the amount of time it would take to execute the recovery plan and have the business back up in that timeframe. Emerson suggests that you have the recovery systems tested, configured, and retested 24 hours prior to launching them. He says the set up takes anywhere from 40 hours to days to complete.

The recovery procedure should be written in a detailed plan or "script." Establish a Recovery Team from among the IT staff and assign specific recovery duties to each member. The manner in which your team conducts its recovery probably will be no different than its regular production procedures: the chain of command likely won’t change and neither will the aspects of the network for which each member is responsible.

Define how to deal with the loss of various aspects of the network (databases, servers, bridges/routers, communications links, etc.) and specify who arranges for repairs or reconstruction and how the data recovery process occurs. The script will also outline priorities for the recovery: What needs to be recovered first? What is the communication procedure for the initial respondents? To complement the script, create a checklist or test procedure to verify that everything is back to normal once repairs and data recovery have taken place.

Step 4: Test, Test, Test
Once your Disaster Recovery Plan is set, test it frequently. Eventually you’ll need to perform a component-level restoration of your largest databases to get a realistic assessment of your recovery procedure, but a periodic walk-through of the procedure with the Recovery Team will assure that everyone knows their roles. Test the systems you’re going to use in recovery regularly to validate that all the pieces work. Always record your test results and update the DRP to address any shortcomings.

As your business environment changes, so should your Disaster Recovery Plan. Reexamine the plan every year on a high level: Do you still need every part of the plan? Do you need to add to it? Will the budget need to be adjusted to accommodate changes to the plan? As applications, hardware, and software are added to your network, they must be brought into the plan. New employees must be trained on recovery procedures. New threats to business seem to pop up every week and a sound DRP takes all of them into account.

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