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Disaster Recovery Consultation Company
Rconsulting, Inc.
By: Eddie Ortega, Michael Beardshaw, Eric Wakeland, Mark Chen, Kylie Ng, Haad Fazlani, Bilal Moon
DR Definition
The back up plan when the primary systems fail.
Natural disasters
Sabotage
Other
Rconsulting, Inc.
Rconsulting, Inc. specializes in DR of critical business information.
A local dermatologist has hired us to evaluate their DR plan
Important Business Processes
Checking in patients
Doctor visit/diagnosis
Nurse follow-up & Discharge
Billing and Insurance filling
Important Infrastructure
One server for their EHR
Client/server network architecture
Some client machines and all servers have UPS
Two offices and a data center connected by an EVPL over fiber
Machines are 5 years old, and the company has little budget to work with
Current System Layout
Current DR plan
In case of disaster the employees manuscript with paper and pen
They call their local tech support team and the relevant vendor to fix the outage
They lose business by having to reschedule patients and turn them away
Best DR Practices
Cloud Technology
Dual WAN connections
Single point of contact – support
Local retention of back-up data
Technology Implementation
Buy, install, and configure new machines
License S-a-a-S EHR
Costs
Employee Training
Introduction of New System/ Procedures & Rules
Visual and Verbal introduction to system
Hands on with new interface
Simulation
Support team follow-up
Follow-Up
After 6 months and a major disaster:
The dermatologist was able to recover her IT system quickly and easily.
The plan enacted was efficient and simple.
It saved them significant money, time, and emotion.
Bibliography
http://searchdisasterrecovery.techtarget.com/feature/Disaster-recovery-in-the-cloud-explained
http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/tip/Disaster-recovery-strategies-for-organizations-on-a-budget
http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/cio/disaster-recovery-plans-gain-traction-in-the-cloud/
http://www.inc.com/guides/201106/how-to-use-the-cloud-as-a-disaster-recovery-strategy.html
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