| 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! |
