Questions to Ask Yourself Before Signing Up For A Disaster Recovery Plan
Having a disaster recovery plan is the most important step in salvaging your IT infrastructure when catastrophe strikes. If you don’t have an in-house IT department, your next best move is to turn to a managed services provider. However, not all disaster recovery plans are created equal. The advanced level planning may be intimidating, and there are a few questions you should ask yourself (and your provider) before signing up for any disaster recovery plan. What Is My RTO / RPO? RTO and RPO may sound like technology mumbo-jumbo, but they actually stand for: · Recovery Time Objective: In simple terms, the amount of downtime and the estimated recovery time. · Recovery Point Objective: In simple terms, the amount of data loss you can tolerate. In other words, the point in your system’s history that you can expect to return to. Both terms are related, but have different meanings. Your RTO is basically how long your business can last with a specific s