Wood Networks Blog Something to Consider This World Backup Day: Which Is Right for Your Business, Disaster Recovery or Business Continuity?

World Backup Day comes around every year on March 31. This day prompts us to be aware that our data is not safe. It's a reminder that at any given moment a disaster can strike - in the form of bad weather, a hacker or even human error - and all your critical business files and information could be instantly gone. The Strategic Research Institute states that companies that are unable to resume operations within 10 days of a disaster hitting are not likely to survive. In the event of such a data disaster would you? When it comes to protecting your business, there are two different plans that could be put in place: Disaster Recovery Business Continuity Simply put, disaster recovery is working to recover after a disaster. Business continuity is maintaining work during a disaster as if nothing damaging actually happened. While both seem similar, in order to decide what's best for you, there's one question that needs to be answered: how long can you afford to have your business be down? Disaster Recovery Disaster recovery is the process of protecting an IT infrastructure by saving data with the sole purpose of being [...]The post Something to Consider This World Backup Day: Which Is Right for Your Business, Disaster Recovery or Business Continuity? appeared first on Wood Networks.