{"id":23396,"date":"2019-09-03T15:07:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T15:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serviceexpress.com\/?p=23396"},"modified":"2024-10-09T15:43:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T19:43:51","slug":"5-basics-disaster-recovery-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serviceexpress.com\/resources\/5-basics-disaster-recovery-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Basics for Disaster Recovery in the Data Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-margin-bottom-medium is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-76180720 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-margin-bottom-zero is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-xsmall wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5 efficient and effective steps to data center disaster recovery are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Understanding the impact of a disaster on your organization as a whole<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pre-determining disaster recovery team members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating your disaster recovery plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Determining your recovery time objective (RTO) &amp; recovery point objective (RPO)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Testing your disaster recovery plan<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-xsmall wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Continue reading to learn:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#what-is-disaster-recovery\">What is disaster recovery?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#what-is-business-continuity\">What is business continuity?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#how-does-business-continuity-affect-supply-chain\">How does business continuity affect supply chain?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#what-is-disaster-recovery-planning\">What is disaster recovery planning?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#what-s-the-difference-between-disaster-recovery-and-business-continuity\">What\u2019s the difference between disaster recovery and business continuity?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#pre-determine-disaster-recovery-dr-team-members\">How to pre-determine disaster recovery team members<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#How-to-Create-Your-Disaster-Recovery-Plan\">How to create your disaster recovery plan<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#determine-your-recovery-time-objective-and-your-recovery-point-objective\">How to determine recovery time objective and recovery point objectives<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#test-plan\">Why it\u2019s important to test a disaster recovery plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-margin-bottom-medium has-light-blue-background-color has-background\"><blockquote><p>Disaster recovery is no longer a nice-to-have for most companies. More frequently the choice is to house DR or high availability systems in colocation facilities that are built to handle natural and other disasters. DRaaS is also more common with companies utilizing cloud providers to house their secondary systems. Best practice is to have this infrastructure housed in a purpose-built redundant colocation center with multiple power and communication connections located within a 4-hour drive from the primary data center.<\/p><cite>Jake Blough CTO,&nbsp;Service Express<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-medium wp-block-paragraph\">Your business operations and productivity are intricately linked to your servers, workstations and web apps. How do you prepare for a natural disaster recovery situation? Does hurricane season threaten your productivity? Where does your IT disaster recovery plan stand? Have you performed a risk analysis? What and who should the disaster recovery planning process include?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-margin-bottom-zero is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-76180720 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-bottom-small has-large-font-size\" id=\"what-is-disaster-recovery\">What is disaster recovery?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-small wp-block-paragraph\">A disaster can be anything that puts an organization\u2019s operations at risk. Your disaster recovery plan should be coordinated with each business area\u2019s continuity planning process. Defined recovery point and recovery time objectives need to be determined in order to solidify overall process, technology and application readiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-small wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Start now.<\/strong><br>With a business continuity and disaster recovery plan in place, you are able to mitigate the impact of severe weather events and meet the challenge should your data center be hit by water, wind, fire or structural damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-small wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Be prepared: disaster readiness and risk reduction.<\/strong><br>The goal of a disaster recovery plan is to maintain technical operations and quickly restore your company\u2019s ability to operate. To effectively prepare your IT infrastructure in the face of hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, fires, earthquakes or other adverse conditions, consider the following five steps of disaster preparation for your data center(s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-margin-bottom-small wp-block-paragraph\">Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity are the top deciding factors to deploy off-prem.<br><a href=\"\/resources\/2024-data-center-infrastructure-report\/\">Read more in our Data Center &amp; Infrastructure Report.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-margin-bottom-medium has-light-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-margin-bottom-small\" id=\"service-express-disaster-recovery-case-study-rebuilding-the-data-center\">Service Express Disaster Recovery Case Study: Rebuilding the Data Center<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ef262377 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill has-margin-bottom-zero\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Read hERE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"top-off-prem-drivers\">Top Off-Prem Drivers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-margin-bottom-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1017\" height=\"459\" data-src=\"https:\/\/serviceexpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/off-prem-drivers-bar-chart.png\" alt=\"Stats for Disaster Recovery\/Business Continuity | Service Express\" class=\"wp-image-23597 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1017px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1017\/459;width:763px;height:344px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/serviceexpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/off-prem-drivers-bar-chart.png 1017w, https:\/\/serviceexpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/off-prem-drivers-bar-chart-1000x451.png 1000w, https:\/\/serviceexpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/off-prem-drivers-bar-chart-768x347.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1017px) 100vw, 1017px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-margin-bottom-medium has-navy-color has-light-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-bottom-small has-large-font-size\" id=\"what-is-the-business-impact-of-a-disaster-on-your-organization\">What Is the Business Impact of a Disaster on Your Organization?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-medium wp-block-paragraph\">Your disaster recovery plan should start with identifying and ranking your key services so you can focus on the most critical outcomes during an emergency service outage. You need the clarity for both your disaster recovery plan (DCP) and your business continuity plan (BCP) to be able to respond most effectively in the event of a disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-bottom-small has-medium-font-size\" id=\"what-is-business-continuity\">What is business continuity?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-small wp-block-paragraph\">Business continuity is when an organization can ensure regular business processes in the event of a disaster or unplanned incident that can impact systems.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cio.com\/article\/288554\/best-practices-how-to-create-an-effective-business-continuity-plan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Business continuity planning<\/a>&nbsp;is the process of preparing for these situations cross-departmentally to prevent data loss and preserve critical information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-small wp-block-paragraph\">By addressing aspects of the organization as a whole, business continuity planning requires a more extensive strategy than disaster recovery, which focuses only on the data center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-bottom-small has-medium-font-size\" id=\"how-does-business-continuity-affect-supply-chain\"><br>How does business continuity affect supply chain?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-medium wp-block-paragraph\">Many natural and human-made disasters can threaten your organization and its supply chain. It\u2019s essential to have a solidified business continuity and disaster recovery plan in place to mitigate disaster-related interruptions in your supply chain and keep your business running as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-bottom-small has-medium-font-size\" id=\"what-is-disaster-recovery-planning\">What is disaster recovery planning?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-medium wp-block-paragraph\">Disaster recovery planning is a documented strategy that outlines the procedure of how an organization can quickly keep IT assets up-and-running during an emergency. Disaster recovery planning is a part of a larger business continuity plan \u2014 which applies to all areas of an organization. Every department in a business should have a basic disaster recovery plan to ensure that business continuity is a priority. Use this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.disasterrecoveryplantemplate.org\/download\/disaster-recovery-plan-template-basic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">simple disaster recovery plan template.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-bottom-small has-medium-font-size\" id=\"what-s-the-difference-between-disaster-recovery-and-business-continuity\">What\u2019s the difference between disaster recovery and business continuity?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-zero wp-block-paragraph\">The disaster recovery planning process targets IT infrastructure, uptime, data and how it supports business operations. A business continuity plan is a broader strategy that focuses on maintaining regular business functions throughout the organization during a disaster.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-bottom-small has-large-font-size\" id=\"pre-determine-disaster-recovery-dr-team-members\">Pre-Determine Disaster Recovery (DR) Team Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-medium wp-block-paragraph\">A Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) needs many points-of-view and operational focuses to be truly comprehensive enough to be effective. A planning process, action and communication will take place on multiple levels prior to, during and after a disaster. Ensuring the appropriate team members are involved will make for a smooth process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-bottom-xsmall has-medium-font-size\" id=\"think-big\">THINK BIG<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-small wp-block-paragraph\">Involve key business leaders to play a significant role in your disaster recovery planning process. It is a company challenge and responsibility, not just an IT problem. Facilities and customer support should also have a place at the planning table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-bottom-xsmall has-medium-font-size\" id=\"the-dr-plan-conductor\">THE DR PLAN CONDUCTOR<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-medium wp-block-paragraph\">Assign a Disaster Recovery plan owner\/project manager who understands the scope and impact of the project. They should be able to clearly articulate what is needed for your disaster recovery solution from the various team members, and hold all parties accountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-bottom-xsmall has-medium-font-size\" id=\"internal-support\">INTERNAL SUPPORT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-medium wp-block-paragraph\">Your disaster recovery team members should include those with IT infrastructure expertise \u2013 as well as collective problem-solving skills, decision-making confidence, detail-oriented focus and the ability to communicate effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-bottom-xsmall has-medium-font-size\" id=\"external-support\">EXTERNAL SUPPORT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-medium wp-block-paragraph\">Do not overlook your vendors and partners\u2019 disaster recovery solutions. These professional contacts can generate helpful input, experience and tactics to strengthen your final disaster recovery solution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-bottom-small has-large-font-size\" id=\"How-to-Create-Your-Disaster-Recovery-Plan\">How to Create Your Disaster Recovery Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-small wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Start with a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/business-impact-analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">business impact analysis (BIA).<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>This detailed audit will help you determine the ramification of business disruption on your critical functions. Using this analysis, you can identify gaps and the impact they may have on the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-small wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>To get started on collecting data<\/strong>&nbsp;for your BIA, begin with a survey from each department outlining their top 3-5 critical processes with risk analysis and provide documentation for each. The results will help you identify essential business processes and resources needed to maintain business continuity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-medium wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Use the insights from the survey<\/strong>&nbsp;data collected to create your BIA report that details the risk potential on each department in the event of a disaster. This report should describe each process and prioritize the order of events that need to take place in your disaster recovery solution, in order to restore business as usual.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-bottom-small has-large-font-size\" id=\"determine-your-recovery-time-objective-and-your-recovery-point-objective\">Determine Your Recovery Time Objective and Your Recovery Point Objective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-small wp-block-paragraph\">You should take your business impact analysis a step further by defining your Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO). Each involve a detailed risk analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-small wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/24250\/recovery-time-objective--rto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Technopedia<\/a>&nbsp;defines&nbsp;<strong>Recovery Time Objective&nbsp;<\/strong>as \u201cthe maximum desired length of time allowed between an unexpected failure or disaster and the resumption of normal operations and service levels\u201d. Your RTO designates the point in time after a failure or disaster at which the consequences of the interruption become unacceptable. Beyond downtime, RTO also includes the steps IT must take to resolve the application and its data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-small wp-block-paragraph\">RPO stands for&nbsp;<strong>Recovery Point Objective<\/strong>&nbsp;and addresses your organization\u2019s definition of the maximum amount of data that can be lost before the impact to the business is unacceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-small wp-block-paragraph\">When thinking of RPO, focus on the point in time you need to be able to restore back to. Historically, organizations had an RPO of whenever nightly data backups were taken. This is changing with replication becoming more widespread, allowing for Recovery Point Objectives to be as short as 5-10 seconds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-margin-bottom-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/serviceexpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/disaster-recovery-data-center-recovery-time-and-recvoery-point-objective-chart-1024x319.png\" alt=\"Recovery Point Objective (RPO) &amp; Recovery Time Objective (RTO) Timeline | Service Express\" class=\"wp-image-23397 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/319;width:768px;height:239px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Recovery Point Objective and Recovery Time Objective should be defined for each critical business function and application. Times will differ based on business priorities and objectives determined through risk analysis. Each of those defined goals will then help drive appropriate technology and data backup investments for your disaster recovery plan.<\/em><\/strong><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-margin-bottom-medium has-light-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-76180720 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-bottom-small has-medium-font-size\" id=\"how-detailed-is-your-disaster-recovery-plan\">How Detailed Is Your Disaster Recovery Plan?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-small wp-block-paragraph\">Your plan should include a host of business continuity details including staffing, technology (hardware, software, systems), power options, data backups, relocation sites, and internal\/external communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-small wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Before the planning process begins, ensure that all key business systems are backed up and test the backups.<\/strong>&nbsp;This is the most important thing you can proactively do to combat the adverse effects of a disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-xsmall wp-block-paragraph\">As you start or continue down the planning path, at a minimum, your plan should include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the disaster recovery team member contact information and roles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>essential vendor\/partner contact information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a list of essential\/prioritized services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>clear expectations as to what events will engage which specific actions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a communication chart of who is involved in the response actions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>status checks and reporting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>location details for where process documentation can be accessed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-navy-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-zero wp-block-paragraph\">You can also create a Disaster Recovery plan for additional environments such as your smaller edge sites and remote offices. Depending on the size of your organization and level of expertise, this could be a recommended strategy in addressing the multiple steps needed for each focus area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-bottom-small has-large-font-size\" id=\"test-plan\">Test Your Disaster Recovery Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-small wp-block-paragraph\">As the windspeed increases or the flood waters rise, your goal is protecting and preserving uptime, not discovering weaknesses in your disaster recovery response. One popular method for testing your plan is a tabletop exercise. A tabletop exercise is a meeting to discuss a simulated emergency situation. The goal of a tabletop exercise is to uncover the strengths and weaknesses in your disaster recovery plan. Testing your plan for the first time during an actual disaster will not serve you well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-bottom-xsmall\" id=\"to-set-up-for-a-successful-tabletop-exercise-plan-for-the-following\"><strong>To set up for a successful tabletop exercise, plan for the following:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Set goals<\/strong>. Determine what you want to achieve and how you will evaluate the state of your plan. Which issues do you want to address? For example, availability\/accessibility of fuel for generators, slow restoration of city services due to skeleton crews, transportation and power challenges, communication strategies with employees, partners and customers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Select participants.<\/strong>&nbsp;For initial testing, it can be best to start small. Retest with larger group as your disaster plan evolves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Establish ground rules.<\/strong>&nbsp;Don\u2019t throw in the kitchen sink. Stick to the goals. And maintain a no-fault\/no-blame attitude.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Develop a disaster scenario.<\/strong>&nbsp;Make it realistic. Use real-world situations and, if possible, use an emergency event that has happened within your organization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Conduct the entire exercise.<\/strong>&nbsp;Run through the exercise from start to finish. Document uncertainties for follow-up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Key vendors.<\/strong>&nbsp;Do you rely on any third-party vendors? Consider asking them to participate as well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Document results<\/strong>. Take detailed notes throughout. Discuss what went well and what didn\u2019t. Is this a realistic disaster recovery solution? Update the plan!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-light-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-small wp-block-paragraph\">Even if your business operations are located far from a hurricane-prone coastline, you could still find yourself dealing with the business impact of a natural disaster. Your disaster recovery strategy needs to ensure the security, performance and post-disaster operations of your data center(s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-small wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Use the five essential questions above to help direct what your disaster readiness plan should include or to evaluate your current disaster recovery solution.<\/strong>&nbsp;With time, clarity, input and careful preparation, you can build an effective strategy for your IT team to successfully respond to any unwelcome disaster that may threaten your data center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-zero wp-block-paragraph\">Service Express\u2019 professional team is happy to assist with your disaster recovery solution to get your data center back up and running as quickly and efficiently as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 efficient and effective steps to data center disaster recovery are: Continue reading to learn: Disaster recovery is no longer a nice-to-have for most companies. 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