Today's
business climate is increasingly dependent on computers and
technology. Whether it is simple back office applications
like accounting and purchasing or highly visible customer
interactions over the Internet, the need for a business' computing
systems to be up and functional all the time is becoming more
of a requirement than a nicety. Because of this, more and
more attention is being placed on processes and technologies
to prevent system downtime as well as practices that allow
a company to recover from a disaster with minimal interruption
to the business.
At Cierra Business Solutions
we begin by understanding your business. This information
will show the various interaction points with your partners,
be it customers or vendors, what times of the year, month,
week, or day are more crucial than others, and costs incurred
to the business with any system downtime. Cierra
Business Solutions will review any existing
disaster recovery plans or make recommendations for formulating
one that will best fit the customer today and into the future.
Technology practices are an important part of the disaster
prevention process. Very complex and expensive technology
solutions can be installed, but without a solid plan to
review, update, and maintain them, the technologies will
not yield the necessary security or effectiveness that they
were designed for. At Cierra
Business Solutions our consultants work
hard to make sure best practices are in place to overcome
this potential.
Best practices and processes cannot prevent or resolve
everything, and there are times when technology can help.
Technology can proactively reduce downtime situations to
minimize the risk and costs that downtime creates. Cierra
Business Solutions consultants are very
versed in a wide variety of technologies and options that
can present the customer with several ways to solve a problem.
All of this is combined to create an IT Disaster Recovery
Plan. This document provides the peace of mind that the
business has a formal plan to implement in case disaster
strikes.
Features found in Cierra
Business Solutions' Business Continuance Practice
include:
Technology
recommendations and implementations to increase system availability
Business
Best Practices to decrease system disruption
Disaster
Preparedness Analysis to demonstrate your environment's
ability to prevent and recover from
a disaster
Business
Impact Analysis to educate the business and IT on the costs
of system uptime and downtime
Creation
and maintenance of a formal IT Disaster Recovery Plan
Creation
of Service Level Agreements between you and your service
providers
Creation,
implementation, and audits of Test Procedures for your DR
Plan