When you develop plans to protect your data and recover your applications, one of the first steps is making sure you can properly replicate your data to your recovery site. There are many options to choose from including continuous data replication and batched data replication. If you're working with a third party vendor, your Recovery-as-a-Service (RaaS) or Disaster Recovery (DR) provider may have suggestions or provide a replication tool as part of their packaged solution. If you're running your own recovery solution you may need to make that decision on your own. Regardless of what replication technology you choose, there are some basic best practices to keep in mind when it comes to selecting replication technology for disaster recovery.

Directions: Choose a replication technology for your organization and provide rationale for your choice with site references to defend which is best for your organization. Visit 5 Best Practices for Choosing a DR Replication Solution (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. to read about best practices when selecting replication technology for disaster recovery. In your written defense, make sure to include credible sources in APA format that help you support your position.

Part 2

Developing a coherent, comprehensive backup strategy can be a problem for the largest enterprises.

Directions: Search the web for "enterprise backup tools" or similar search terms to find out what vendors are doing to address the problem of developing a coherent and comprehensive backup strategy. In your submission, compare and contrast at least three of the various tools that exist. Be sure to include:

Vendor (creator company) of the tools

Potential costs

Space/hardware required

Redundancy factors

Speed to backup and speed to restore

Pros and Cons

Sources in APA format

A recommendation for their organization of a backup strategy