Disaster Recovery
With the availability of key IT systems becoming ever more crucial to the successful operation of any business, the need to prepare for an unplanned major disaster is greater than ever. A major disaster can be many things, ranging from flood, fire, environmental hazard, electrical supply issues or any other external event that disables the effective operation of business or IT services from one or more sites.
The ability of a business to anticipate and prepare for such an event is critical to the prospects of the business surviving such an event. Regulatory requirements for proven Disaster Recovery capabilities are growing across the globe.
ICEflo has many benefits to offer when an organisation is faced with the challenge that Disaster Recovery represents. From direct experience of large-scale technology DR events, we have designed ICEflo to deliver capabilities that would appear on any DR implementation management "wish-list".
ICEflo is a solution that:
- provides real-time updates on the status of any DR event
- automatically highlights significant delays, allowing early intervention and timely remedial action
- as a SaaS solution, the detailed Disaster Recovery plans are available when the client IT systems may well not be
- is easily deployed and accessible from anywhere in the globe
- enables geographically diverse teams to work together efficiently and effectively
- is capable of providing enterprise wide visibility of the real-time status of one or more DR implementations
- is capable of managing multiple, related changes as an integrated "Major Event" - a very powerful capability in this context
- supports continuous improvement, learning from DR testing and DR rehearsals and enhancing the various plans
- instills a common approach and vocabulary when planning and implementing the DR plan
- enables partners and suppliers to participate on a common, standard basis during a DR event
If you are responsible for planning, rehearsing and ultimately assuring the Disaster Recovery plans for your company, ICEflo offers a new and innovative solution to improving your readiness for such an event.
