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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- 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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