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Achieving critical understanding and buy-in among the C-suite is paramount .
FEATURE revenue-supporting applications stay up , but the organisation can also turn IT recovery into a revenue generator .
Identify specific solutions
Lastly , it is important to recommend which specific applications require an active recovery plan rather than simply outlining where management needs to spend more money on IT recovery . Pointing to a specific , proven and comprehensive solution that meets IT recovery needs not only creates greater understanding among executives , it also justifies the investment .

Achieving critical understanding and buy-in among the C-suite is paramount .

In today ’ s competitive environment , the consequences of data loss for business are dire : downtime , lost productivity and long-term reputational damage deliver significant blows to business performance and potential . It is only in ensuring that an organisation has a comprehensive , multi-layered approach to IT recovery that CISOs can help improve business resilience to highprobability threats and quickly respond in the event of data loss or theft .
Achieving critical understanding and buy-in among the C-suite is paramount . Educating them on how data loss will impact the various parts of the business , the possible approaches , products and support partners available , and talking in clear commercial terms , will deliver the greater knowledge and context required to secure this critical investment and buy-in . u loss , communicating the benefits of IT recovery will augment pitches to C-suite and , in articulating continuity and growth , will deliver greater impact and leverage in securing additional resource commitment .
Gaining competitive advantage , meeting supply chain demands , meeting servicelevel agreements and meeting regulatory and compliance requirements are just a few to start the conversation . Investigating and delivering costeffective options to enhance recovery after downtime can also enhance C-suite buy-in , such Software-as-a-Service partners that offer different tiers of Application-as-a-Service and charge higher price points for the additional benefits of Disaster Recovery features . Faster recovery means mission-critical ,
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