True disasters are unseen and insufficiently forecast. To minimize the impact of disasters on Microsoft Windows Server applications, proper planning, testing, and investments are required. This eGuide from AppAssure Software provides information critical to any organization that seeks to avoid total disaster in the event of the unforeseen.

Microsoft offers a wealth of online resources that detail Windows Server disaster recovery. But, for someone new to managing those applications, it can be an overwhelming amount of information to digest. Even for applications administrators with significant experience, the prospect of designing a disaster recovery plan can be intimidating.

This checklist shares a number of tried and true best practices for disaster recovery. Most of the concepts are universal in nature, but the focus is on Windows Server.