First off redundancy in Information Technology is not a new
concept. It is an integral part of our disaster recovery solutions and plans. Redundancy
in information systems is a must in everyday life IT life. If one server or application
goes down there can be repairable damage to your company or maybe even your
clients.
“It takes years to build up trust and only seconds to
destroy it” Author Anonymous
In today’s technologically driven world a standard redundant
system is no longer enough. The days of
one to two hours of down time is no longer acceptable, companies and people now
think of data services “email, websites, online banking and etc.” like electricity.
Everyone wants to flip a switch and it is there almost like it was waiting on
them “the user” to request it.
We in technology know that this is not always the case; we
in IT understand there are problems that sometimes cannot be foretold or prepared
for. If everyone knew everything that
was going to give issues the world would be a better place and I would be out
of a job. There are controls that can be
put into place that would help us recover with little down time, but you cannot
prepare for every situation.
So with that in mind you should not just have a plan that
covers A,B,C, there needs to be a D,E,F and so on.
The best way to circumvent any issues is to be able to react
evolutionary to problems as they arise, this means thinking outside of the box
and addressing situations in a in the moment mind set.