The shock and destruction of a disaster, whether by a man-made or natural event can virtually guarantee a company’s failure if business processes are not recovered quickly.

While every contingency cannot be anticipated, companies that have detailed disaster recovery plans in place in place can recover quickly, while businesses without plans in place can recover quickly, while businesses without plans have a much harder time and can eventually fail.

Successful disaster recovery is directly tied to how quickly essential services and data can be restored for users who need to perform essential business.

Downtime costs can escalate quickly, however most businesses usually do not budget the time, resources and budget to develop a comprehensive disaster recovery plan, which would pay for itself almost immediately, should the inevitable happen.