Selected data from the minicomputer system was downloaded to a remote PC nightly. That PC was located at the warehouse, and connected to a wireless LAN installed specifically for this function. The goal of reserve systems is to continue operations as well as possible. If you had backed up your Quicken data on to floppy, then when your hard disk crashed, you could have gone to a friends house with your Quicken installation CD and your backup disk and you would have been able to continue. This is business continuation.
Recovery is the rebuilding of full operating capability.
That takes longer, and speeding the process significantly raises the costs. Reserve systems enable an organization to continue functioning while recovery systems in an orderly manner. Reserve systems should be identified, built and maintained as part of every company's Disaster Recovery Plan. Now, go back up your hard disk. Spectria InfoSec All Rights Reserved.