Remember the devastating Hurricane Sandy that struck the East Coast destroying all homes and businesses? If you were not personally affected by this disaster, imagine being the owner of one of those businesses aggressively affected by this natural disaster. Can you imagine having all of your valuable information destroyed and having to forfeit running your business in order to try and recover all lost data and rebuilding the office?
According to an article on LightReading.com, after the hurricane disaster, the cloud-based recovery market was examined in order to analyze what features would be put in place in case of another similar disaster. They also looked at geographic landscapes in order to determine what types of phenomenon they should prepare for in the next 18-24 months.
By now you have probably looked at our past posts talking about cloud computing and all of its benefits and downfalls. Here are some ways in which the cloud could help during disasters:
Off-site Backup Storage:
What would be the use of having a physical backup storage located in the premises of the disaster? If a physical backup is placed on site during a fire, robbery or flooding, chances are that it will also be destroyed along with everything else in the location. If the backup is stored in an offsite location, then imagine how much productivity would be lost in search for it. Having cloud-computing backup could help keep all your backed up data safe and easily accessible.
Consistent Backup:
Having a cloud service as disaster recovery can provide you with an easy way to schedule your backups in order to stay consistent. You could schedule it for every month, week or day. It could be done in real time if so needed.
Keeps Business Running:
Using the cloud can help prevent you from having to forfeit running your business if an onsite business location is off-limits. Because the cloud can be easily accessible to anywhere to anyone with access, your business could still run offsite.
Much Cheaper:
By having a cloud-based recovery service, you could eliminate any off site duplicate IT plan, which can be extremely costly depending on the magnitude of the disaster.
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