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SCADA System Backup and Disaster Recovery Plan
SCADA, which stands for Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition, is the graphical user interface for an automation control system and is a critical piece of infrastructure that allows the plant operator to efficiently monitor and control the automated process. So imagine the chaos when the SCADA system suddenly dies! The operators are left blind and unable to properly control their plant. This is why it is absolutely critical to have a Disaster Recovery Plan for all SCADA systems.
It is not a case of IF a system will fail, it is a case of WHEN. SCADA systems are computer based and even the best system will fail at some point due to various reasons like;
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Your SCADA Disaster Recovery Plan should start with asking a few questions to identify what sort of system you have;