Data Management > Disaster Recovery

Within the business data management realm, Disaster Recovery is a broad term which generally refers to recovery of lost or damaged data and computer and IT equipment. This can be from natural disaster, theft, or malicious acts by outsiders or even employees.

The best way to ensure complete and accurate data recovery is ensure complete and accurate data backup. As they say in sports, “The best defence is a good offence!”. We can help your business be proactive, or have a good offence, by developing and implementing a good data backup system.

Today's fast paced business environment doesn't afford you the luxury of having your server down for "a few" days. A recent study, about acceptable downtime suggests recovery windows are shorter than ever. When asked "at what point is the survival of your company at risk?"

• 40% said 72 hours
• 21% said 48 hours
• 15% said 24 hours
• 8% said 8 hours
• 9% said 4 hours
• 3% said 1 hour
• 4% said within the hour. (Source: 2001 Cost of Downtime Survey Results, 2001)

Today, a full backup with a complete disaster recovery plan is not just a luxury, it's a necessity. Secure Backup eliminates many variables from the data recovery portion of that plan.

In the event that your data is not properly backed up, we have tools and expertise to attempt to recover “lost” data from damaged equipment.

DCMS also provides new hardware and software, including servers, network components, workstations, and printers. We have worked with insurance companies to get businesses back up and running quickly when they have suffered data and/or equipment losses.