Your Guide to Backup & Disaster Recovery ??

Welcome back to Know IT All. September is here, and this year seems to be flying by in the blink of an eye!

This month, we’re taking you beyond the checklist to help you understand the importance of Backup & Disaster Recovery and why businesses must have a robust plan in place to stay resilient and prepared.

What is a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)?

A Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) addresses the practical aspects of recovery after a disruption. Unlike broader business continuity plans, DRP focuses on the technical details needed to restore IT systems, applications, and data.

Imagine it as rebuilding your house after a fire - restoring everything its pre-disaster condition.

Benefits of a Disaster Recovery Plan:

Having a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) is essential to protect your business from disruptions. Disasters can range from natural events like earthquakes and floods to cyberattacks, data loss, and power outages. Even unforeseen events like the global IT CrowdStrike outage.

By preparing for these scenarios, a DRP ensures that your business can quickly recover and return to normal. Here are some key benefits:

• Minimises downtime: A well-structured DRP ensures that your business can quickly resume operations, reducing the time spent offline and minimizing losses.
• Protects data: Safeguard your critical data with procedures designed to restore information swiftly and accurately after a disruption.
• Reduces financial impact: By preparing for the worst, you can significantly cut down on the costs associated with unexpected downtime and data loss.
• Boosts customer confidence: A solid DRP reassures your clients that you’re prepared for any scenario, helping maintain trust and loyalty.
• Ensures compliance: Many industries require specific disaster recovery measures - having a DRP keeps you compliant with regulations and standards.
• Streamlines recovery: With clear steps and responsibilities outlined, your team can respond efficiently, avoiding confusion during a crisis.

Key considerations for creating a Disaster Recovery Plan:

• Define clear roles and responsibilities for disaster situations.
• Set aside funds specifically for recovery efforts; it’s an investment in your peace of mind.
• Plan for how you’ll bounce back from potential infrastructure failures or data losses.
• Determine if you need to engage experts to help create and test your plan.

Think of your DRP as your emergency toolkit, ready to help you bounce back and get back on track when the unexpected happens.

To help you in your efforts to protect your business, we’ve created a checklist of everything you need to think about to prevent downtime and data loss.

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For a deeper understanding, explore our blog:

?? Differences between a Disaster Recovery Plan vs. a Business Continuity Plan - Air IT

Missed our 'Windows 10 End-of-Life' webinar? ??

The Windows 10 end-of-life deadline is looming. Users have until 14th October 2025 to migrate from Windows 10 to Windows 11. After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide Windows 10 updates and security patches.

As you may (or may not) know, migrating from Windows 10 to Windows 11 can take around 400 days. With this crucial deadline approaching soon, businesses must act now to ensure a smooth transition.

In our webinar, we covered everything from the migration process to potential challenges and solutions, so you’re fully prepared. Don’t wait until the last minute - catch up with our webinar and start planning your upgrade today!

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