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37 Anderson St Cairns, QLD 4870 | 07 4080 2000
The Truth About Disaster Recovery

The Truth About Disaster Recovery

Imagine this: your systems go down after a cyberattack, and you reach for your disaster recovery plan—only to discover it doesn’t actually work. Sound unlikely? It’s not. It happens more often than most businesses would like to admit.

The truth is simple: if you haven’t tested it, it doesn’t work.

A Disaster Recovery Plan Is Only as Good as Its Last Test

Too many businesses treat disaster recovery like a checklist item—something you set and forget. But that approach is risky. Having a plan is great, but proving it works under pressure protects your business. That's where Evolve Backup & Disaster Recovery as well as our Managed IT Services come in!

Disasters—whether they’re caused by cyber threats, power outages, natural events, or human error—don’t wait until you’re ready. When things go wrong, your team won’t have time to “figure it out.” That’s why regular testing is critical.

Why Testing Your Disaster Recovery Plan Matters

  • Faster Recovery: A tested plan speeds up recovery time because your team already knows what to do.

  • Less Stress: In a real crisis, there's no room for guessing. Testing builds confidence and reduces panic.

  • More Trust: Clients and staff need to know your business is resilient. Testing shows you're serious about continuity and data protection.

What Can Go Wrong Without Testing?

  • Backup systems don’t restore correctly.

  • Key people don’t know their roles.

  • Access credentials are outdated.

  • Critical files aren’t included in recovery.

  • Communication breakdowns slow down response time.

Any of these can turn a minor incident into a major disaster. 

A Real Plan Is One You’ve Seen Succeed

You don’t want the first time you test your disaster recovery process to be during an actual disaster. A real plan is one you’ve seen succeed—under pressure, with all the moving parts in play.

At Evolve Equipment Management, we help businesses in Cairns and Far North QLD not just create disaster recovery plans, but test and refine them so they’re ready when you need them most. 

We specialise in:

  • Managed IT Services

  • Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity

  • Cybersecurity Solutions

  • Small and Medium Business IT Support

Evolve Equipment Management delivers trusted IT support from a local Cairns team, helping businesses stay secure, connected, and operational.

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