Disaster recovery operations are different for every industry, but with the advent of remote and hybrid working and the rapid evolution of technology, organizations worldwide need a basic set of protocols for the following reasons:
- The dependency on computer networks and electronic delivery systems increases the odds of everyday businesses being disrupted by failure of one of their core systems.
- A formal process to deal with potential accidents, disasters, data breaches or outages is needed and in some industries, required.
- Everyone wants to lower the potential costs of dealing with a disaster.
- Because of the speed at which technology is changing, there's an increased chance that knowledge gaps can lead to inadequate IT security precautions.
- An effective system to backup and recover essential business data is vital in case of network shutdown.
- Avoiding the potential failure of a business and the collapse of its IT infrastructure in the face of an unforeseen, catastrophic event.