- DR deployment has many possibilities. It becomes overwhelming and difficult to sift through all of the options and understand what makes sense for your organization.
- The combination of high switching costs and the pressure to move applications to cloud leaves managers overwhelmed and complacent with their current DR model.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- Cut to the chase and evaluate the feasibility of cloud first. Gauge your organization’s current capabilities for DR in the cloud before becoming infatuated with the idea.
- A mixed model gives you the best of both worlds. Diversify your strategy by identifying fit for purpose and balancing the work required to maintain various models.
- Begin with the end in mind. Commit to mastering the selected model and leverage your vendor relationship for effective DR.
Impact and Result
- By efficiently eliminating models that are not suited for your organization and narrowing the scope of DR deployment possibilities, you spend more time focusing on what works rather than what doesn’t.
- Taking a funneled approach ensures that you are not wasting time evaluating application-level considerations when organizational constraints prevent you from moving forward.
- Comparing the total cost of ownership among candidate models helps demonstrate to the business the reason behind choosing one method over another.
Select the Optimal Disaster Recovery Deployment Model Research & Tools
Start here – read the Executive Brief
Read our concise Executive Brief to find out why you should build the optimal DR deployment model, review Info-Tech’s methodology, and understand the four ways we can support you in completing this project.Besides the small introduction, subscribers and consulting clients within this management domain have access to:
- Select the Optimal Disaster Recovery Deployment Model – Phases 1-3
1. Target the relevant DR options for your organization
Complete Phase 1 to outline your DR site requirements, review any industry or organizational constraints on your DR strategy, and zero in on relevant DR models.
- Select the Optimal Disaster Recovery Deployment Model – Phase 1: Target Relevant DR Options for Your Organization
- DR Decision Tree (Visio)
- DR Decision Tree (PDF)
- Application Assessment Tool for Cloud DR
2. Conduct a comprehensive analysis and vet the DR vendors
Complete Phase 2 to explore possibilities of deployment models, conduct a TCO comparison analysis, and select the best-fit model.
- Select the Optimal Disaster Recovery Deployment Model – Phase 2: Conduct a Comprehensive Analysis and Vet the DR Vendors
- DR Solution TCO Comparison Tool
3. Make the case and plan your transition
Complete Phase 3 to assess outsourcing best practices, address implementation considerations, and build an executive presentation for business stakeholders.
- Select the Optimal Disaster Recovery Deployment Model – Phase 3: Make the Case and Plan Your Transition
- DR Solution Executive Presentation Template
Workshop: Select the Optimal Disaster Recovery Deployment Model
Workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn't enough, we offer low-cost delivery of our project workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a roadmap in place to complete your project successfully.
1 Target Relevant DR Options for Your Organization
The Purpose
Identify potential DR models
Key Benefits Achieved
Take a funneled approach and avoid getting lost among all of the DR models available
Activities
1.1 Define DR site requirements
1.2 Document industry and organizational constraints
1.3 Identify potential DR models
Outputs
Determine the type of site, replication, and risk mitigation initiatives required
Rule out unfit models
DR Decision Tree
Application Assessment Tool for Cloud DR
2 Conduct a Comprehensive Analysis of Appropriate Models
The Purpose
Explore relevant DR models
Key Benefits Achieved
Develop supporting evidence for the various options
Activities
2.1 Explore pros and cons of potential solutions
2.2 Understand the use case for DRaaS
2.3 Review DR model diagrams
Outputs
Qualitative analysis on candidate models
Evaluate the need for DRaaS
DR diagrams for candidate models
3 Build the DR Solution TCO Comparison Tool
The Purpose
Determine best cost models
Key Benefits Achieved
Save money by selecting the most cost effective option to meet your DR requirements
Activities
3.1 Gather hardware requirements for production site
3.2 Define capacity requirements for DR
3.3 Compare cost across various models
Outputs
Populate the production summary tab in TCO tool
Understand how much hardware will need to be on standby and how much will be procured at the time of disaster
Find the most cost effective method
4 Make the Case and Plan Your Transition
The Purpose
Build support from business stakeholders by having a clear and defendable proposal for DR
Key Benefits Achieved
Effective and ready DR deployment model
Activities
4.1 Address implementation considerations for network, capacity, and day-to-day operations
4.2 Build presentation for business stakeholders
Outputs
Define implementation projects necessary for deployment and appoint staff to execute them
PowerPoint presentation to summarize findings from the course of the project