Bay of Plenty Business News September/October 2019

BAY OF PLENTY BUSINESS NEWS September/October 2019
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Why backup, disaster recovery and
business continuity are important
Backup, disaster recovery and business continuity. These terms
are often used interchangeably in the technology sphere, though
they all have different meanings. All three terms are about risk
and risk mitigation. Understanding your business and what level
of risk you are prepared to accept will help you decide the most
appropriate level of protection.
TECH TALK
> BY DANIEL GOYMER
Technical Director of Yorb, a Business Technology Partner. He can
be reached on Daniel.goymer@yorb.tech or 0800-600-606.
Backup
We all know we should backup
our data. Whether it’s your holiday
snaps, school assignments
or financial systems, get them
backed up.
The risk to your data comes
from hundreds of sources such
as data corruption, hardware
failure, cybersecurity incident,
malicious staff, accidental
deletion to name a few.
Deciding on which software
or method to back your
data up on depends on the type
of data you have.
Key Backup Considerations
Frequency: How often do you
need to backup? For critical
data that changes frequently
you may need to backup every
15 minutes. For some other
data, daily, weekly or even
monthly might suffice.
Location: Where is your
backup? If you have a building
fire, having the backup stored
onsite is no help. Always have
a copy of your data offsite at a
remote location.
Retention: How long do
you need to store your backups?
Consideration should be
given to your own requirements
as well as any potential
legal compliance.
Disaster Recovery
Disaster Recovery is not only
about backup, it’s about understanding
under what circumstances
your business might
be interrupted and planning
accordingly.
If all your data is lost due
to a cybercriminal or hardware
failure, how long would it take
to recover? What hardware
would you recover onto?
Also consider other events
such as an Internet outage, or
core equipment failure.
Consider the three or four
most likely scenarios and
develop a recovery plan for
each.
By understanding what circumstances
could disrupt your
business you plan for these and
make effective risk management
decisions.
Key Disaster Recovery
Considerations
Recovery Point Objective
(RPO): What is the maximum
age of files that you can restore
to resume normal business
operations. i.e. if your latest
backup was a week old, is that
too old?
Recovery Time Objective
(RTO): What is the maximum
time you can sustain the business
to be down while your
systems are being recovered?
Business Continuity
How do you prevent your business
being impacted at all?
Business Continuity looks
at putting systems and processes
in place that would
allow your business to continue
uninterrupted even when
a failure occurs.
As an example, with the
prevalent use of online Cloudbased
technologies, Internet
access has become a key Business
Continuity discussion.
If an Internet outage would
severely impact your business,
look at redundant firewalls and
dual Internet feeds.
Keeping your business running
is what’s important.
Backup, disaster recovery
and business continuity work
together to keep your business
running at a functional level in
the event of a disaster.
With a simple backup or
disaster recovery solution your
return to operations could be
measured in weeks or days.
As you progress towards
business continuity, that time
should reduce to minutes or
seconds.
Understand your businesses
data and operations in order to
implement a complete and effective
business continuity plan.
OjiFS releases Sustainability Report
Oji Fibre Solutions
(OjiFS), one of Australasia’s
leading producers
of pulp, paper and fibrebased
packaging, has released
its latest Sustainability Report.
OjiFS is a major exporter
through the Port of Tauranga,
which recently renewed its
10-year operating agreement
with the company.
The report is focused on
how the company it is optimising
operations for a more sustainable
future in the circular
economy.
Recently, $63 million was
invested in transforming the
Tasman Mill; increasing production
of unbleached speciality
pulp products to safeguard
the future of the mill
and deliver safety and environmental
benefits, including
significant greenhouse gas
reductions.
Dr Jon Ryder: Optimistic
about opportunities for
renewable cellulose-based
products. Photo/Supplied.
OjiFS is set to complement
this with Project Waikato,
another large-scale initiative
to improve and future-proof
These projects signal our owners’
support to invest in operations in the
region, which allows us to continue
to create long-term value and have a
positive impact on the future of the
company, the environment and our
communities.” - Dr Jon Ryder
wastewater treatment systems
at its Kinleith Mill.
OjiFS chief executive, Dr
Jon Ryder, said:“Both of these
projects signal our owners’
support to invest in operations
in the region, which allows
us to continue to create longterm
value and have a positive
impact on the future of the
company, the environment and
our communities.”
Other Sustainability Report
highlights are expanded operations
in Australia, including a
new state-of-the-art packaging
facility in Yatala, and additional
distribution centres on the East
Coast, set to support growth in
the horticultural and agricultural
sectors in Australia.
This is the fourth Sustainability
Report since Oji Holdings
Corporation purchased
the business in 2014.
The report notes that competitive
pressure across the
pulp, paper and fibre packaging
industry globally have
intensified following changes
to China’s domestic waste
management policy and volatility
in trade terms between
China and the US.
Despite the challenges, the
company is optimistic about
future opportunities for cellulose-based
products.
Natural renewable products
that are low in carbon are growing
in favour at a time when
consumers are increasing their
scrutiny of raw material inputs
and seeking sustainable packaging
solutions, says OjiFS.
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