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IDC PeerScape: Practices to Improve Disaster Recovery Testing

Publisher IDC
Published Nov 03, 2022
Length 8 Pages
SKU # IDC17489266

Description

IDC PeerScape: Practices to Improve Disaster Recovery Testing

This IDC PeerScape presents best practices for disaster recovery testing. It will debunk testing myths and provide details on the best ways to plan for, conduct, and analyze testing methodologies. "You can't know if your disaster recovery protections will be fully effective if they aren't routinely tested," says Phil Goodwin, research vice president in IDC's Infrastructure Systems, Platforms, and Technologies Group. "It's best to make sure that things are performing as expected, and it's the only way to ensure that any changes to the business or its technology are incorporated properly."

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Table of Contents

8 Pages
IDC PeerScape Figure
Executive Summary
Peer Insights
Practice 1: Ensure That DR Testing Is Properly Planned for with Executive Buy-in and Well-Thought-Out Processes
Challenge
Examples
Precision Medicine Group
Tecbound
University of Miami Health Center
CareSource
Guidance
Practice 2: Test in a Bubble to Better Simulate True Disasters Without Impacting Production Environment
Challenge
Examples
CareSource
Precision Medicine Group
Guidance
Practice 3: Incorporate Automation into DR Testing Where Possible and Look for Future Automation Options
Challenge
Examples
Precision Medicine Group
CareSource
Guidance
Practice 4: Always Do a Post-Testing Analysis and Document Lessons Learned
Challenge
Examples
University of Miami Health Center
CareSource
Guidance
Practice 5: Don't Rely on Previous DR Testing Plans; Continually Refine the DR Testing Process
Challenge
Examples
Tecbound
CareSource
University of Miami Health Center
Precision Medicine Group
Guidance

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