EP065 - Essential MSP Disaster Recovery Tips with Melvyn White from Axcient and Ian Luckett

<div style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">We talked about how planning and processes play a critical role in disaster recovery, especially in this past year or so. </span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Melvyn also mentioned about how important it is to "Plan for the worst-case scenario!". Your team should not be only thinking about point products and point solutions but how these products and solutions fit into a plan and how to execute this plan to counter disasters.</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">He also shared with us his 4 step MSP business continuity and disaster recovery process. They are:</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">1. Create a comprehensive risk assessment and business impact analysis</span></strong> <span data-contrast="auto">- Look at potential risks and their impacts on your business. </span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">2. Hardware and software Inventory </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">- A comprehensive disaster recovery programme should include a thorough analysis of what you own and how you use it.</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">3. Set up an Instant Response Team</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> - This ideally must be comprised of the members of the IT team; they are the men and women with the expertise to repairs those servers, to troubleshoot software, and can get you back online ASAP.</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> </div> <div style="font-weig