Meaning ● Dynamic Redundancy, in the context of SMB growth, automation, and implementation, refers to the strategic duplication of critical business systems and data to ensure business continuity and minimal disruption during failures or upgrades. In essence, it is about creating fallback mechanisms for SMBs, particularly vital given their often limited resources and heightened vulnerability to operational downtime. A carefully planned approach to redundancy minimizes revenue losses during planned maintenance windows and unforeseen disruptions. This can take form in a redundant data storage solution, or even replicated infrastructure residing on multiple servers or different geographic locations. In automation scenarios, it can mean multiple robots performing the same repetitive processes to maintain workflow. The cost of potential downtime, including lost business and compromised customer trust, should be carefully weighed against the investment in implementing dynamic redundancy. Redundancy of staff is typically handled by the business, automation of processes are handled by dedicated IT resources, therefore staff redundancy might not always align with dynamic redundancy.
