One of the most difficult parts of any IT plan is explaining the business case. How can you prove the ROI of your disaster recovery plan if you've never suffered a disaster? If your CEO was never a Boy Scout, arguing that a company should always be prepared is easier said than done. The resources included in this lesson will point you in the right direction.
Disaster recovery plans bring peace of mind, ROI
Like car insurance, the value of disaster recovery (DR) plans doesn't become apparent until the worst happens. But the ROI of DR can still be measured, even before disaster strikes.
Remote backup: Making the business case to your CEO
CIOs are being forced to take a closer look at their remote backup plans as they staff more off-site workers and face continual compliance concerns.
Business execs undercut value of disaster recovery planning
A new survey suggests that business executives do not consider business continuity planning as crucial to a company's success as IT executives do. Upshot: No buy-in; no budget.
Incident response made easy (and cheap)
Creating an incident response process for small and medium-sized businesses doesn't have to break your budget or strain your staff. Here are four easy steps.
Disaster recovery planning: A business impact analysis for IT
Before you develop a disaster recovery plan, you must understand, analyze and plan for the business impact -- from an IT perspective.
The DR difference for SMBs
Disaster recovery expert Greg Schulz answers frequently asked questions on disaster recovery and SMBs.
Disaster recovery is ad hoc and expensive, say users
Users at Gartner's storage show in Orlando this week admit that their disaster recovery plans are unrehearsed and too expensive.
Data storage ROI possible for SMBs
Not only are storage hardware prices falling, but some SMBs are even seeing returns on their storage investments.
>> Continue on to Lesson four: Business continuity
