An IT disaster can bring your business to a halt in minutes. A DRP (Disaster Recovery Plan) and BCP (Business Continuity Plan) are essential. Managed services simplify their implementation.
A DRP defines the procedures to resume operations after a disaster. It accepts a temporary interruption.
A BCP aims to maintain operations without interruption, even during a disaster. More demanding and costly.
A DRP answers "how do we restart after an outage." A BCP answers "how do we avoid stopping at all." Most SMBs need a solid DRP. A BCP is reserved for critical operations (e-commerce, finance, healthcare).
Your backups are stored offsite, on separate infrastructure. In the event of fire or ransomware, your data is preserved. Our NimbusBackup offsite backup service provides this external storage, with options for air-gapped backup and the 3-2-1-1-0 rule.
An MSP documents your infrastructure: network diagrams, restoration procedures, vendor contacts. This documentation is essential for rapid recovery.
A disaster can strike at night or on weekends. With outsourced on-call support, you have a skilled team ready to manage the crisis immediately.
An untested DRP is a DRP that won't work. Managed services include periodic restoration tests to validate that your backups are usable.
Before implementing a DRP, you need to define your recovery objectives. These two metrics guide the sizing of your solution.
How long can you operate without your system?
How much data can you afford to lose?
An RTO of 1h with an RPO of 0 requires real-time replication and redundant multi-datacenter infrastructure. The cost can be 10x that of a standard DRP. Set realistic objectives based on the actual criticality of each system. For Proxmox environments, see our guide on multi-site Proxmox DRP with PBS.
Every RDEM managed services contract includes a NimbusBackup PBS volume (Equinix Paris) -- offsite backup of your Proxmox VMs, physically separated from your hosting provider. The foundations of a solid DRP.
Our managed services include backup management, daily monitoring, and regular restoration tests. The foundations of a solid disaster recovery plan.