DISASTER RECOVERY & BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING

Question:

If I install a BTI Observer Monitoring System, do I still need Disaster Recovery (DR).

Answer:

Yes. The BTI Observer Monitoring System will complement your DR plan but will not replace it.

A Disaster Recovery or Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is designed to be a lifeline for the business if a serious problem occurs. i.e. fire, flood, multiple system failure etc.

It enables the business to continue operating during the recovery phase. This can be anything from replacement systems being supplied, or temporary buildings being provided on site, to complete relocation to the DR company's standby office facilities.

BTI's Observer Monitoring System is the early warning of potential issues, that if ignored would escalate into one of the above serious problems.

If the air conditioning fails and the temperature starts to rise, it's much better to fix the problem at that stage rather than wait for it to affect system operation and have to invoke your DR plan, which will result in cost, disruption and inconvenience.

If you know straight away about fluctuations in the environment, the small water leak, the slow rise in temperature you have the opportunity to prevent it escalating from minor disruption to a full-scale business disaster.

When the Bishopgate bomb exploded in London, companies in the exclusion zone were not allowed back into their offices for three days. These were buildings un-affected by the bomb but within the security cordon. IT staff at one of BTI's clients could access the computer systems remotely but still needed to know if disruption to utility supplies was affecting their IT environment.

The BTI Observer gave them this piece of mind.

BTI Observer = Prevention
Disaster Recovery = Cure

You Choose!