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Strategies for information system

...... After the organization has identified its mission-critical important systems, the next step concerns determining how best to replace them in the event of loss. In this regard, Cohen (2004) emphasizes that, If a critical system fails how long could you do without it before it would negatively affect your business? Think carefully, because the answers will have a major impact on how you will protect your systems and how much you will spend to gain that protection. If your business absolutely, positively, cannot afford to be off-line for more than a few hours, you might think about moving your systems to a hosted data center (p. 4). Hosted data centers and so-called third-party hot-sites are becoming increasingly commonplace and the cost is low compared to the potential savings that can be realized in the event of a disaster. As Reagan (2006) points out, The third-party hot-site is currently the most attractive option for many organizations that wish to implement a disaster recovery plan. These sites offer attractive pricing on the storage and real-time back-up of an organization's critical information systems, and typically offer cubicles or work stations on a per-seat basis (p. 61)
While hot-sites can offer an organization