DISASTER RECOVERY

Disaster recovery is the process, policies and procedures related to preparing for recovery or continuation of technology infrastructure critical to an organization after a natural or human-induced disaster. A disaster recovery is a response to a declared disaster or a regional disaster. It is the restoration or recovery of an entire Agent computer. A disaster recovery plan describes how an organization is to deal with potential disasters.

Disaster recovery as a concept developed in the mid to late 1970s. Industry developed to provide backup computer centers, with Sun Information Systems (which later became SunGard Availability Systems) becoming the first major US commercial hot site vendor, established in 1978 in Philadelphia.

During the 1980s and 1990s, IT disaster recovery awareness and the disaster recovery industry grew rapidly.

Another driving force in the growth of the industry was increasing government regulations mandating business continuity and disaster recovery plans for organizations in various sectors of the economy. With the rapid growth of the Internet through the late 1990s and into the 2000s, organizations of all sizes became further dependent on the continuous availability of their IT systems. from large-scale disasters such as 9/11, contributed to the further growth of various disaster recovery related industries, from high-availability solutions to hot-site facilities.

The rapid recovery of the systems, has increased. Avoiding larger losses. Significant investment of time and money . Ensures minimal losses in the event of a disruptive event.

Control measures are steps or mechanisms that can reduce or eliminate various threats for organizations.
TYPES OF MEASURES
Preventive measures. Detective measures. Corrective measures

The following is a list of the most common strategies for data protection. Backups made to tape and sent off-site at regular intervals. Backups made to disk on-site and automatically copied to off-site disk, or made directly to off-site disk. Replication of data to an off-site location, which overcomes the need to restore the data. High availability systems which keep both the data and system replicated off-site.

Local mirrors of systems and/or data and use of disk protection technology such as RAID Surge protectors to minimize the effect of power surges on delicate electronic equipment Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and/or backup generator to keep systems going in the event of a power failure. Fire preventions. Anti-virus software and other security measures