Disasters happen everyday, just watch the evening news to confirm. Each of us can be affected by a disaster be it naturally occurring such as a weather event. There are disasters that are man made either on purpose or accident. Small or large a disaster can affect each of us on many levels. From an IT perspective keeping systems, data, and application safe and running is key to weathering any disaster.
A comprehensive IT disaster recovery plan involves more than just data backups; it requires a reliable system that can maintain or quickly restore IT operations. According to Ready.gov a disaster recovery plan (DRP) should, “Identify critical software applications and data and the hardware required to run them. Using standardized hardware will help to replicate and re-image new hardware. Ensure that copies of program software are available to enable re-installation on replacement equipment.”
To put it simply you should have a plan to recovery from a disaster quickly, with the appropriate hardware, data, and applications. Today we will discuss how the KACE Systems Deployment Appliance can support your DRP to quickly re-image your systems should a disaster occur, ensuring your organization is back on-line with minimal disruption.
The KACE Systems Deployment Appliance lets you automate deployment of configuration files, user states, drivers and applications – whether you’re casting to a single device or multiple devices. Reduce the cost and complexity of endpoint systems imaging, initial installations and provisioning to onsite or remote endpoints while saving time with the automation of repetitive tasks with this Windows and Linux software deployment tool.
The KACE Systems Deployment Appliance can deploy a standardized image that has been sys-prepped, or you can pull down the most recent ISO file for Windows and deploy as a scripted install. One system or hundreds of systems can be imaged with multi-casting support.
Built in driver support for Dell, HP, and Lenovo systems allows a single image to support multiple different hardware versions. Freeing up time to by simplifying and reducing the number of images to be maintained.
Regardless of the type of disaster getting new systems setup or existing systems wiped and a fresh image installed is a key pillar of a DRP. The KACE Systems Deployment Appliance can help you achieve your recovery time objectives, with automated image deployment. For an KACE Systems Deployment Appliance trial click here.
