Network Infrastructure

How are your computers connected to one another (e.g., peer-to-peer, client/server)?

Is there aduquate speed on the network today? Yes No Not Sure

Do you have remote locations or WAN solutions? Yes No Not Sure

How is data transferred between them (e.g., VPN, private WAN, CDs, etc.)? Describe.

Connectivity

Who is your current internet access provider?

What type of connection and speed do you have?

Do you have multiple connections to the internet for failover in case you lose connectivity? Yes No Not Sure

Messaging

Do you currently have a dedicated email server? Yes No Not Sure

If you email is hosted, who hosts it?

Is your email backed up regularly and do you feel confident about recovering your email? Yes No Not Sure

Storage

Where is your data stored?

How much hard drive space do you currently use and how much did you use last year?

How long does data need to be online and readily accessible?

How do you archive older data?

Do you expect a large amount of data/storage growth over the next two years? Yes No Not Sure

System Management

Are you currently under any type of managed services offering? Yes No Not Sure

Back-Up

What is your current backup process?

Do you have a written backup policy? Yes No Not Sure

How often is your backup procedure reviewed and when was the last time?

How often is the recovery process tested? When was the last time?

How often do you restore from backup? Could you restore your data and get back to normal operations quickly?

What backup tools (hardware and software) are used?

Who is responsible for monitoring the backup daily? Does it get done?

If you have multiple locations, do the regular backup include all locations? Yes No Not Sure

Do you back up locally to an external hard drive? Yes No Not Sure

What is the size of your current backup to the external drive(s)?

Do you have an off site back up service? Yes No Not Sure

What is the size of your current backup to the offsite location?

If you have both local and offsite backups, are they backing up the same data? Yes No Not Sure

Is the data on the local workstations and Outlook Mail Stores (PSTs) included in the backups? Yes No Not Sure

How much time is allotted for the backups to complete?

Are you confident that the files are backed up and what files SHOULD be backed up? Yes No Not Sure

Power

How often do you have power issues?

When was the last time you had a major power issue?

Do you have power protection currently in place? Yes No Not Sure

Can you handle a long term power disruption without losing data or business functionality? Yes No Not Sure