A Second Look at DISASTER RECOVERY  

Category: Practice Management

I've read several articles on Disaster Recovery over the years, one or two in this very magazine.  I've even written a paper on it myself.  What I want to do is discuss things such as what data really is, where it is located, what common mistakes people make regarding disaster recovery, and some conclusions.  Before I get into all the details, let me define what a disaster is:  A disaster is any event that renders the medium in which you store your data useless.  That medium, of course, is going to be a computer.  Note that the disaster doesn't have to take out your entire office.  If you think about it, just trashing your network is enough.

Also, I want us all to realize something that I'm sure you already know but have never thought of and I am quite certain no one has ever said this to you:

In the event of a disaster you are going to lose something.