What are the most important things to consider before outsourcing DR?
Having clear appreciation of what your recovery objectives are in terms of RTO and recovery point objective (RPO) and making that determination based on business requirements rather than what the outsourcer can provide for you at a particular price point. Another important consideration that we touched on before is how long you want to commit to operating at that DR site. And, understand exactly what you are signing up for. Are you signing up for equipment that’s going to be available no matter what, even if 500 other companies show up first? If relocation is a part of your plan, it’s a good idea to figure out the details of that and make any contingency plans necessary. And most importantly, understand the security of the DR site. Dick Benton is a senior consultant with GlassHouse Technologies.
