Disaster Recovery Consultancy

CCL has provided independent specialist advice in the area of Disaster Recovery Planning for over 20 years. In assisting clients to produce a Disaster Recovery Plan, which in itself is often one component of an overall Business Continuity Plan, CCL can provide services in the following areas:

Disaster Tolerance Risk Assessment

The CCL Disaster Tolerance Risk Assessment reviews the IT processes, procedures, staff and infrastructure that underpin the business and identifies the areas of risk that each presents. It then goes on to make recommendations on actions to reduce the impact or mitigate those risks, allowing management to produce plans and budgets for future IT spend.

Disaster Tolerance Options and Strategy Review

The CCL Disaster Tolerance Options and Strategy Review analyses the current IT infrastructure and any associated Disaster Recovery provision in place so as to identify the most appropriate strategy for Disaster Recovery provision going forward. This can range from reducing single points of failure in the infrastructure, through to full off-site ‘hot standby’ Disaster Recovery provision, dependent on the specific requirements of the business.

Disaster Recovery Planning

The CCL Disaster Recovery Planning service investigates all the likely disaster scenarios and the impact of each on the business. The output is a high level plan to be followed in the event of a disaster occurring – all too often organisations have Disaster Recovery provision in place, but do not have a plan to follow should this be required. CCL’s Disaster Recovery Planning service gives organisations the peace of mind that, should a disaster occur, everyone within the company will know what to do and the impact will be reduced considerably. The service also delivers processes to maintain and test the plan on a regular basis, something which again is often overlooked.

Disaster Recovery Supplier Selection

Using its many years experience in this area, CCL is able to assist in the selection of an appropriate Disaster Recovery supplier. Using the proven CCL-ITTM methodology, we can provide assistance in the:

  • Preparation of a detailed Specification of Requirements (SOR)
  • Preparation of an Invitation to Tender (ITT)
  • Identification of suitable prospective suppliers
  • Final supplier assessment and recommendation