4 Mistakes LA Investment Advisors Make on IT Disaster Recovery Plans (SlideShare)

4 Mistakes LA Investment Advisors

Make on IT Disaster Recovery Plans

Courtesy of FPA Technology Services, Inc.

http://www.TechGuideforLAInvestmentAdvisors.com

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Although an IT disaster

recovery plan is a critical

aspect of doing business

in today’s digital age,


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many LA investment advisor

firms make mistakes

during the planning and

implementation phases


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Mistake #1: No Written Disaster

Recovery Plan in Place


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A well-thought out

and thoroughly documented

plan is key


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Mistake #2: Only Having

On-Site Backup


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Although creating an on-site

backup is an important part

of a good IT disaster recovery

plan, backups need to be

stored at a different location


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Mistake #3: Failing to Back Up

Data Not Stored Centrally


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A study published in 2013

revealed that nearly half of

the 211 companies surveyed

admitted that they never

backed up data on mobile

devices successfully


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Mistake #4: Planning Tests

Instead of Testing Plans


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Disasters are events that defy

control, and there’s no way

to predict which systems

will be affected


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Bottom Line


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According to a

PricewaterhouseCoopers

study published in 2013,


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only 39% of respondent

businesses had disaster

recovery plans in place


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Does your company

have an IT disaster recovery

plan in place?


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Has it been properly

documented and tested?


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