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Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and the Cloud

Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and the Cloud. January 2014 Joel Maloff Vice President – Channel Development jmaloff@phone.com. Overview. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity – What’s the Difference? Key Questions for DR/BC Planning How does cloud communications help?.

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Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and the Cloud

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  1. Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and the Cloud January 2014 Joel Maloff Vice President – Channel Development jmaloff@phone.com

  2. Overview • Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity – What’s the Difference? • Key Questions for DR/BC Planning • How does cloud communications help? www.phone.com

  3. Disasters

  4. Disasters • What other events can compromise a business? • Sabotage • Industrial Espionage • Theft • Unintentional Incompetence • Intellectual Property contamination • Communications disruption

  5. Key Questions for DR Planning • What is the nature or mission of the business that we are seeking to protect? • Military • Electronic Commerce • Healthcare • Manufacturing • Communications Carrier • Legal • Transportation • Nonprofit organizations • Other • Requirements for each vertical industry can differ dramatically, including industry and government regulations.

  6. Key Questions for DR Planning • What are the critical systems and resources that are required to continue operating our business? • Software • Hardware • Data networks • Written documentation • Media storage • People • Communications • Physical facilities • Raw materials

  7. Key Questions for DR Planning • How could each of these critical systems and resources possibly be disrupted? • Computer viruses, worms, Trojan Horses • Intentional sabotage • Unintentional interruption • Fire, flood, earthquake, tornado, blizzard • Theft • Physical intrusion or attack • Network assault (DDOS, et al) • Supply chain disruption

  8. Key Questions for DR Planning • Who is responsible for ensuring the integrity and continuity of these business systems and resources? • Top executives • Commanders • CEO • COO • CFO • CIO • Line executives • Human resources and personnel • Sales and Marketing • Operations • Manufacturing • Engineering • Information Systems • Managers • Employees

  9. Key Questions for DR Planning • Disaster Recovery Planning Team • Emergency Response Team

  10. How does Cloud Communications Help? • The premises-based PBX is a single point of failure. • Cloud-based communications delivers inherent redundancy. • Traditional communications systems are geographically rooted. • Multi-location organizations may have separate communications systems. • The cloud provides “virtual identity” and easy failover www.phone.com

  11. How does Cloud Communications Help? • What is DRaas? • Not all DRaaS providers include voice and/or video communication • What are our legal and regulatory obligations in the case of an “event?” www.phone.com

  12. Conclusions • Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity planning is only effective BEFORE an event. • The cloud offers a variety of tools to help maintain continuity of business regardless of the event. www.phone.com

  13. Joel Maloffjmaloff@phone.comwww.phone.com www.phone.com

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