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title: The Role of Cloud in Disaster Recovery
description: Don’t underestimate the role of cloud in a disaster recovery plan. Discover why you need a DR plan – and cloud technologies to support it – in this blog.
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# Blog

## The Role of Cloud in Disaster Recovery

 December 11, 2019

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One of the most significant mistakes a business can make is neglecting to create a disaster recovery (DR) plan. The “it’ll never happen to me” mentality is all too prevalent. (Take it from us – we’ve seen the effects of not having a plan in place for a damaging event.) The “disaster” in [disaster recovery](https://enterprisevisions.com/infographic-weather-any-storm-with-digital-transformation-technologies/) doesn’t just mean a flood or a fire – disaster can come in the form of human error. Many businesses also don’t consider the role of [cloud](https://enterprisevisions.com/cloud/) in an effective DR plan. Here we explore the ways disaster recovery and cloud technologies can help your business – and why you should prioritize DR before it’s too late.

## Once a Breach Happens, You Can’t Go Back (Unless You Have Disaster Recovery)

Did you know that cybercrime causes twice as much unplanned downtime as natural disasters? And that type of damage is growing rapidly. Cybercrime costs are expected to quadruple annually. If you don’t have a disaster recovery plan and you get hit with a security breach, your business will never be able to return to where it was before. You need a point to which you can return prior to the breach to truly be prepared for disaster – this is where DR comes into play. Disaster recovery enables you to recover files and data to go about business as you did before the event. 

If you do not have any kind of disaster recovery strategy in place, you will be out of luck when a breach occurs. If you are using some kind of backup, what does it look like? And are you testing it? Many businesses use systems such as tape backup or they perform occasional downloads of their data, but they aren’t testing those systems. A true disaster recovery solution will have more protections in place than tape that can still be destroyed or downloads to physical devices that can still be compromised.

## How the Cloud Is Related

Whether you choose a DR plan that is on-premise or in the cloud, other cloud solutions can function as arms of your disaster recovery strategy.

Cloud solutions such as desktop as a service (DaaS) allow you the freedom of not worrying about what happens to your data should a disaster occur. This cloud solution in particular not only has secure functions automatically in place, it enables you to access your data from anywhere on any device. Should a fire or flood occur, you’ll be good. Should a security breach occur, you should still be good depending on the type of attack. Many DaaS solutions make security their top priority because of consumer leeriness about the cloud. In almost all cases, putting your data in the cloud – with cloud-based backups – is the way to go.

DaaS is just one example of the role of cloud in disaster recovery. Interested in learning about a few others? Enterprise Visions’ mission is to help businesses such as yours realize the power of [the cloud](https://enterprisevisions.com/cloud/) to remain secure, efficient, and productive. Having disaster recovery in place in your business is one of the most basic steps to ensuring your future success. [Contact us](https://enterprisevisions.com/contact/) today to schedule a free consultation for your business and discover how disaster recovery could be your saving grace.

Filed Under: [Cyber Security](https://enterprisevisions.com/blog/topic/cyber-security), [security](https://enterprisevisions.com/blog/topic/security), [disaster recovery](https://enterprisevisions.com/blog/topic/disaster-recovery), [DaaS](https://enterprisevisions.com/blog/topic/daas), [cloud](https://enterprisevisions.com/blog/topic/cloud-2), [backup](https://enterprisevisions.com/blog/topic/backup)

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