Disaster Recovery Services
As sophisticated as technology is today, it is not immune to malfunction. Moreover, power outages, fires, acts of Mother Nature, terrorist attacks, or a sudden loss of key staff may occur without warning, halting operations for unforeseen periods of time. Is your business prepared for such circumstances? Do you have an alternative plan for continuing operations in the wake of a disaster? What is the estimated cost to your business if operations are halted for a certain period of time? Is your critical data/information backed-up and secure?

At Double Gemini we realize that certain unforeseen situations cannot be stopped; however, they need not necessarily stop your business. And if they do, our Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) service will ensure that your operations readily resume, your critical data/information and resources are secure, and your business sustains as little financial damage as possible.

Hindsight is Only 20/20. Foresight Saves You Money
Knowing your organization and the particular risks it faces are crucial to the Double Gemini DRP process. No two organizations face exactly same threats. By conducting a thorough analysis of the sorts of risks your business may face, the costs incurred should they arise, and what resources and investments maybe most vulnerable, our DRP process ensures the development of the most efficient, cost-effective contingency plan possible.

Step 1: Risk Profiling. The first step in our DRP process is identifying the most likely threats to your organization. We develop a formal risk profile for your organization which ensures that the security controls we recommend are fully commensurate with the risks you face. A qualitative risk profile helps us predict the most significant threats to your organization. A quantitative risk profile based on models such as Annual Loss Expectancy and Estimated Annual Cost allows us to estimate the probability that an event will occur, along with the likelihood of its occurrence.

Step 2: Business Impact Analysis (BIA). In conjunction with the formal risk profile, a BIA will be implemented to (a) identify your most important business processes and their dependencies; (b) assess the various costs and benefits associated with these processes; and (c) locate any single points of failure within your enterprise. What would it cost your business if it has to close down for 1 hour? For 1 day? For 1 week? The BIA helps us answer these questions, and plan the appropriate response for all possible contingencies.

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Step 3: Prioritizing Investments. Once the risks have been assessed, we identify and prioritize the resources supporting operations in order of importance and financial value to your organization. Since the vulnerability of resources and security investments to particular incidents change with every organization, your security policy must be tailored to your particular sensitivities.

In the Wake of a Disaster
Should you be faced with an incident, it is crucial that the duration of the disruption to normal operations, damage and losses to your business, and the complexity of recovery effort are all minimized. A well thought out contingency plan is absolutely necessary to accomplish this. Based on your risk profile and the results of the BIA we will develop a plan that ensures the continuation of critical business operations, establishes management succession and emergency powers, provides a framework for effectively executing recovery tasks, and includes provisions for the safety and well being of people on the premises at the time of a disaster.

No Backup, No Recovery
Once a contingency plan is in place, we establish procedures for backing up files and applications and establishing any needed contracts and agreements with outside vendors. We will also advise on purchase of required equipment to support backup operations. Of course, no plan is executable unless it is easily understood, even by people with minimal knowledge of its contents. Therefore, we will write and document the contingency plan in clear, easily followed language. We will also keep it up to date as your organization changes.