🚀 Let’s Build Your Resilience Framework
- Stan Patey
- Jul 7
- 2 min read
The market is unpredictable. Cyber threats are constant. And downtime? That’s money out the door. In a world where disruption is the norm, one thing separates resilient businesses from the rest: a rock-solid IT resilience strategy.
At Slingshot Information Systems, we don’t believe in band-aid fixes or “we’ll get to it later” plans. We help businesses create IT frameworks that protect, adapt, and keep things moving—even when the unexpected hits.
Let’s break down what real IT resilience looks like—and how you can start building yours today.
🔄 Backup vs. Disaster Recovery: Know the Difference
They sound similar, but they serve very different purposes:
Backup is the process of making copies of your data.
Disaster Recovery (DR) is your plan for quickly restoring operations after a significant incident.
You can’t have resilience with just one—you need both. Think of backup as your lifeboat and DR as your map to shore.
🧰 Core Elements of a Resilient IT Framework
Here’s what we recommend for every growing business:
1. Automated, Monitored Backups
Manual backups are too risky and prone to being forgotten. Use automated tools that:
Run daily (or more often)
Store data in at least two locations (local and cloud)
Send alerts if something fails
Don’t “set it and forget it.” Monitor it.
2. Tested Disaster Recovery Plan
A DR plan isn’t just a document—it’s a blueprint. Yours should include:
RTO (Recovery Time Objective) and RPO (Recovery Point Objective)
Clear roles and responsibilities
Steps for recovering critical systems and apps
Regular testing (at least twice a year)
If you’ve never tested it, it doesn’t count.
3. Secure, Tiered Storage
Not all data is equal. Use storage that reflects that:
Fast, local storage for critical apps
Cloud or off-site storage for archive data
Immutable storage to defend against ransomware
4. Endpoint Resilience
Resilience doesn’t stop at the server room. Laptops, phones, and remote systems should have:
Encrypted backups
EDR (Endpoint Detection & Response) tools
Remote wipe capability
Hybrid work is here to stay—protect your people wherever they are.
💡 Proactive Beats Reactive—Every Time
Many businesses come to us after a close call: a ransomware scare, a deleted file that took a week to recover, or a failed backup they were unaware of.
Resilient businesses don’t wait. They prepare.
And when things go wrong (and they will), they recover in hours—not days.
🚀 Let’s Build Your Resilience Framework
Whether you’re a law firm, veterinary practice, architectural firm, or construction company, your ability to bounce back is everything.
At Slingshot, we help businesses across the North Shore and Greater Essex County build IT strategies that are ready for anything. From secure backups to full disaster recovery planning, we’ve got your back.
📩 Ready to turn your IT from fragile to fail-safe?
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