How to choose the best DRaaS provider for your company
Selecting a DRaaS (Disaster Recovery as a Service) provider is one of the most important decisions for your company. There is plenty of supply for a demand that is growing every day and all the options seem good.
However, the question of how to choose the best one for each case must be evaluated considering different points: disaster recovery,
backup (backup) and IT security controls.
Check their references
A specialized provider will be able to offer a more efficient and effective service to your company if they are experts in the sector in which you operate. Knowledge of the sector is key to handling a case of emergency with ease.
Disaster Recovery. Each process is different according to the company's operations, which is why you will save time and money if you first verify that this professional has
Experience in companies similar to yours. Ideally, you want to stick with a vendor that is as proficient in IT security as your own IT team is within your company.
Check the SLA guidelines
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SLA (Service Level Agreement) is one of the first points to agree with your Disaster Recovery provider. This is achieved through a contract in which the fine print can make the difference between a quality service and one in which your provider works only for its own benefit. In this contract
The time and limits that mark the continuity of the agreement must be stipulated.
Geographic situation
In the case of disaster recovery services, the best option is to have the provider's location not be in the same place as your main business, since this way you can avoid natural disasters and the inconveniences caused by people.
Downtime should be reduced
Downtime should not last more than 50 minutes. Therefore, before signing up for the service, it is important that your DRaaS provider lets you know that they have pre-configured workflows that make it possible to recover data quickly. In turn, being able to restore the server without recovering all the data is also an advantage that your provider should offer.
Check for redundancy
A good provider should offer redundancy. The multiplicity of systems that are linked by different servers is what gives full security of the continuity of your platform. If you are offered a single remote replica of the central system, be wary of this service, since the trend shows that it is not sufficient and that it fails more often than it gives a satisfactory result. Once you have decided on a provider, start defining the
Disaster Recovery Strategy and consult with your supplier on how to implement and test it to ensure its effectiveness in the event of problems. Finally, costs are obviously a factor to consider, but in this case they should not be the reason why you decide on a specific supplier.
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