is low cost, but high risk, and is suitable where the optimum timescale for recovery is in weeks rather than days, or where the replacement equipment is readily available and the configuration of the IT is relatively straightforward). Support agreement enter into a – support agreement with a third party to supply replacement equipment in a pre-defined time period to a configuration, and recover the systems and information from backups. Standby equipment spare – equipment held as a standby (either pre-configured or not) that can be used if equipment is lost, with the systems and information recovered from backups (holding standby equipment at a geographically separate site will improve the chance that the standby equipment is available when required). Duplicate equipment a complete – duplicate of equipment pre-configured with the systems already loaded, that can be used if equipment is lost, with the information recovered from backups. Third party equipment a contract – with a third party to use their equipment located at a third party site, with the systems and information recovered on to their equipment from backups. Replica systems replicas of the – equipment, systems, and data, can be held at one of the organisation’s own sites or at a third party site (a geographically separate site will improve the chance that the replica can be used when required) and can take the form of: Continuous replication where the – data is being continually replicated from the original system to the replica (theoretically providing zero data loss) Mirroring and or shadowing where – changes to the data in the original
is low cost, but high risk, and is suitable where the optimum timescale for recovery is in weeks rather than days, or where the replacement equipment is readily available and the configuration of the IT is relatively straightforward). Support agreement – enter into a support agreement with a third party to supply replacement equipment in a pre-defined time period to a configuration, and recover the systems and information from backups. Standby equipment – spare equipment held as a standby (either pre-configured or not) that can be used if equipment is lost, with the systems and information recovered from backups (holding standby equipment at a geographically separate site will improve the chance that the standby equipment is available when required). Duplicate equipment – a complete duplicate of equipment pre-configured with the systems already loaded, that can be used if equipment is lost, with the information recovered from backups. Third party equipment – a contract with a third party to use their equipment located at a third party site, with the systems and information recovered on to their equipment from backups. Replica systems – replicas of the equipment, systems, and data, can be held at one of the organisation’s own sites or at a third party site (a geographically separate site will improve the chance that the replica can be used when required) and can take the form of: Continuous replication – where the data is being continually replicated from the original system to the replica (theoretically providing zero data loss) Mirroring and or shadowing – where changes to the data in the original
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