Disaster Recovery Planning Shareware

Tuesday, 17 July 2007

If you are a business owner chances are you already know you should have a disaster recovery plan. If you're like most, the thought of developing the plan is overwhelming, not to mention time consuming. The reality is you cannot afford to not develop a disaster recovery plan. Should disaster strike and you were to lose all of your valuable data, there's a very real possibility that you would never be able to fully recover.

Developing a disaster recovery plan is not as difficult as you might think. With a little help from disaster recovery planning shareware, you can develop a customized plan for you business in less than a day.

Disaster recovery planning shareware is free or low-cost software you can install on your computer. It includes templates, guides and resources to help you develop a fully customized disaster recovery plan for your business.

Some of the more popular disaster recovery planning shareware software includes:

Tech Republic's Disaster Planning and Recovery Package: This free shareware is compatible with all Windows operating systems. It provides step-by-step directions for creating a disaster recovery plan, as well as IT guidelines and checklists to help you identify potential risks.

Erlogix Business Continuity Software: This shareware is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Windows XP. It is a robust program that covers all elements of disaster recovery planning and includes dozens of templates, guides and checklists. Over 100 reports can be generated and a comprehensive sample disaster recovery plan is included. Erlogix is available as a 30-day trial. When the trial version expires a license must be purchased for $2995.

Nova Backup: This low-cost shareware is a backup utility that allows users to create full or partial backups. Nova Backup is compatible with Windows operating systems, including Windows Vista. It works by creating a disaster recovery CD that can be used to boot an unresponsive system. While this is not disaster recovery planning shareware, it is a necessary tool in your disaster recovery plan arsenal.

Shareware is one of the most popular and well-respected websites for shareware programs. Their website is located at www.shareware.com. Other free shareware programs can be found by typing in "disaster recovery planning shareware" or "disaster recovery back-up shareware" at your favorite search engine.

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