A Guide to Business Continuity & IT Disaster Recovery

The online world has become an integral part of the modern lifestyle. Since early 2020, it has played an essential role in the way we live. The advent of the global novel coronavirus pandemic has led to a worldwide shutdown of all society. Offices have shut, people have been forced to socially distance themselves from other people, especially family and friends, for months at a time. Thus, for millions of global netizens, the only means of generating an income or earning a living, shopping, and communicating with family and friends has been and continues to be, the Internet. 2021 statistics reported by broadbandsearch.net show that there are currently 4.98 billion Internet users worldwide.

With everything running in the cloud or relying on data, the risk of downtime, data loss, or cyberattacks has never been higher. This is where Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) comes in, offering a safety net that ensures your operations keep running, even when the worst happens. It’s a cloud-based service that helps companies quickly recover their IT infrastructure, applications, and data in case of a disaster, like a cyberattack, hardware failure, or natural disaster. Depending on your needs, you can choose from different models:How to Choose the Right DRaaS ProviderChoosing the right DRaaS provider is critical. It offers businesses the ability to recover quickly from disasters, reduce downtime, and protect their data—without the heavy costs of traditional disaster recovery solutions.

Merit Technologies minimize disruption to business operations and end-user processes and strive to future-proof IT services, helping to both mitigate risk and optimize efficiency, agility, productivity, and security. Our certified managed services technicians will monitor, update & support your critical IT infrastructure while protecting your business from outside threats.