Capterra Glossary
Disaster Recovery (DR)
Disaster recovery (DR) is an organization's procedures, tools, and processes for regaining access and functionality to its vital IT infrastructure in case of a disaster, whether natural or human-induced. DR prepares companies to effectively recover from disasters such as a cyberattack, hurricanes, or other catastrophic interruptions.
What Small and Midsize Businesses Need to Know About Disaster Recovery (DR)
A variety of DR methods can be part of a business' disaster recovery plan. DR usually relies upon the copying of data and replication of computer processing in an off-premises location that is not impacted by the disaster. DR is one aspect of ensuring business continuity.
Related Terms
- Synchronous
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Intranet
- Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR)
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Managed Service Provider (MSP)
- Haptics
- WAN (Wide-Area Network)
- Service-oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Service-Level Agreement (SLA)
- Scalability
- Data Center
- Authorization
- Multitenancy