As a Managed Service Provider, we’ve seen how unexpected outages, cyberattacks, and hardware failures can cripple businesses — not just for hours, but for days, weeks, or permanently.

That’s why Disaster Recovery (DR) isn’t a checkbox — it’s a business survival plan.

What Can Go Wrong (and Often Does)

• A ransomware attack encrypts your entire file server.
• A power surge destroys your RAID array — and your last backup was a month ago.
• A cloud provider outage wipes access to your email, documents, and databases.
• An employee accidentally deletes critical data — and no one notices until it’s too late.

Without a tested DR plan, any of these scenarios can stop operations, erode client trust, and result in serious financial loss.

What a Strong Disaster Recovery Strategy Includes

• Image-based backups of servers and critical workstations
• Offsite replication (we use Synology Hyper Backup with C2 or S3)
• Automated backup verification
• Quarterly restore testing
• Defined RTO/RPO targets (How fast and how recent your recovery needs to be)

For clients in regulated industries (e.g., HIPAA, FINRA), DR isn’t optional — it’s a compliance requirement.

MSP Insight

The value of DR isn’t just having backups. It’s knowing exactly how to recover when systems fail. That’s why we prioritize recovery-first strategies — because backups are only as useful as your ability to restore them effectively.

Questions for the Community

• How often do you test your restores?
• Do you back up both cloud and on-prem environments?
• What tools or runbooks are you using for DR?

Let’s share strategies and help each other raise the bar for business continuity — because when the unexpected happens, preparation is everything.