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Each year businesses lose time and money because of system crashes and failures. One way to minimize the damage of a system crash is to have a backup and recovery strategy in place. A backup is an exact copy of a system$$s information. Recovery is the ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure and includes restoring the information backup. Many different types of backup and recovery media are available, including redundant storage servers, tapes, disks, and even CDs and DVDs$.$ All the different types of backup and recovery media are reliable; their primary differences are the speed and associated costs.

Disasters such as power outages, floods, and even harmful hacking strike businesses every day. Organizations must develop a disaster recovery plan to prepare for such occurrences. A disaster recovery plan is a detailed process for recovering information or an IT system in the event of a catastrophic disaster such as a fire or flood. Spending on disaster recovery is rising worldwide among financial institutions. A comprehensive disaster recovery plan takes into consideration the location of the backup information. Many organizations store backup information in an offsite facility. A comprehensive disaster recovery plan also foresees the possibility that not only the computer equipment but also the building where employees work may be destroyed. A hot site is a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business. A cold site is a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment, but is a place where employees can move after a disaster.

A disaster recovery cost curve charts $(1)$ the cost to the organization of the unavailability of information and technology and $(2)$ the cost to the organization of recovering from a disaster over time. A disaster recovery cost curve and shows that where the two lines intersect is the best recovery plan in terms of cost and time. Creating an organization$$s disaster recovery cost curve is no small task. It must consider the cost of losing information and technology within each department or functional area, and the cost of losing information and technology across the whole enterprise. During the first few hours of a disaster, those costs will be low but become increasingly higher over time. With those costs in hand, an organization must then determine the costs of recovery. Cost of recovery during the first few hours of a disaster is exceedingly high and diminishes over time.

Example for a personal perspective $--$ on your way to work this morning you stopped for gas. When you were inside paying someone broke into your car and stole your computer bag. You did not notice until you arrived at your business and began looking for your bag. As you begin to realize all of the data you just lost$--$customer lists, profit and loss analysis, tax returns, email, sales information, payroll files, and is on$--$you begin to wonder when you last backed up your hard drive. Now that you have been stung by a painful data loss experience, you realize the importance of having a backup strategy.

Plan a Backup and Recovery Strategy$--$Computers in general are very reliable. You may run your system for months or even years without experiencing any problems that cause you to lose information on your system. However, as the frequency of computer problems has decreased, the potential impact of problems has increased. Businesses and individuals are more and more dependent on computers and the information that is stored in them. The information that is in your computer may not be available anywhere else.

Saving the information on your system is time$-$consuming and requires discipline. Why should you do it$?$ Why should you spend time planning and evaluating it$?$

Since you may have a problem you will need to use your backup copies of information. Every system needs to restore some or all of its information at some point in time. Here are a few things to think about when planning your backup and recovery strategy:

$*$ Know what to save and how often to save it

$*$ Find your save window

$*$ Choose availability options

$*$ Test your strategy

Create a detailed backup strategy and disaster recovery plan for your business. Be sure to include details such as the types of backup you will perform, frequency of backups, and location of backups. As you think about your plan, review other business plans.

As the response is developed it should include an introductory paragraph identifying the business's name and type. The body, three to eight paragraphs, should address the different types of data AND types of backup that are important for your business type. The assignment should end with a conclusion and source information. Sources should be identified using MLA or APA format.