Icebergs Ahead – How's your Disaster Recovery Plan?

Disaster RecoveryAre you ready for the “unthinkable” – your laboratory computer systems suffering a titanic failure?

Disaster recovery plans are crucial insurance against the unexpected.

Google’s self-reported 99.984 percent uptime and the non-existent interruptions claimed by other major providers encourage us to take the availability of laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and other critical software tools for granted. The known risks – upgrades, planned downtime for system maintenance, and the occasional power outage that lasts long enough to test the effectiveness of a fossil fuel-powered generator backup – may be included in a company’s disaster recovery (DR) plan. However, when was the last time you checked it? And perhaps more importantly – have you planned for the unexpected?  [ read more… ]

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