Closing the Endpoint Gap in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

The Overlooked Endpoint Gap

When organizations talk about business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR), the conversation usually centers on data protection and application availability. Backup solutions, cloud failover, and VDI strategies are well-documented. But a critical gap remains:

What about the endpoints that connect users to those applications and data?

Across industries like healthcare, finance, and manufacturing, strategies often boil down to:
– “We have a few spare devices in a cupboard.”
– “We’ll purchase a few new devices from a local store if something goes wrong.”

Even leading analyst frameworks don’t explicitly factor endpoint recovery into their BCDR models. This oversight is a major reason why recovery timelines are measured in months, not minutes.

Why Recovery Takes So Long

The IBM Cost of a Databreach Report 2025 reveals that:
– 76% of organizations that recovered from a breach took more than 100 days to fully restore operations.
– 26% needed over 150 days, while just 2% managed recovery in under 50 days.

That’s an eternity when critical systems are down, customer trust is shaken, and compliance fines loom. A big reason is that endpoint recovery isn’t part of the plan. If user devices are compromised—or worse, completely unusable—how do employees connect to DR infrastructure and keep the business running?

IGEL’s Unique Answer: Fast, Secure Endpoint Recovery

IGEL closes this gap with a first-of-its-kind endpoint Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery solution, designed specifically for moments of disruption.

1. IGEL Dual Boot™ Recovery
IGEL OS can be installed alongside Windows on existing endpoints. If Windows is compromised by malware, ransomware, or corruption, devices can securely dual boot into IGEL OS. This allows users to rapidly reconnect to critical business applications, VDI and DaaS resources, and DR and HA systems—all within minutes, not weeks.

2. IGEL USB Boot™ for Defense-in-Depth
Even if a device’s hard drive is corrupted or has failed entirely, IGEL’s USB Boot technology provides a resilient fallback. Endpoints can run IGEL OS directly from USB media, giving IT teams another layer of continuity.

3. Enterprise-Grade Security
By design, IGEL OS is read-only, modular, and tamper-resistant, ensuring that devices remain in a known good state when booted. This not only restores productivity but also reduces the risk of reinfection during recovery.

Aligned with the Preventative Security Model™

IGEL’s approach to BCDR also fits within a broader Preventative Security Model. During an active attack, the secure IGEL OS provides a resilient platform for users to continue working, reducing the blast radius of the compromised Windows environment. This minimizes business disruption and ensures that even in the middle of a cyber crisis, employees can safely access critical resources without waiting for full remediation.

Why This Matters

The IBM report highlights that business disruption remains the most widespread consequence of data breaches, with 86% of organizations suffering operational downtime. Lost productivity, reputational harm, and customer churn drive much of the $4.44M average cost of a data breach globally—and over $10.22M in the U.S.

By bringing endpoints into the BCDR strategy, IGEL reduces the downtime that inflates these costs. Instead of waiting weeks for new hardware or painstaking reimaging, IT can securely repurpose existing hardware in minutes, ensure staff remain productive during crises, and shrink the recovery window from months to minutes.

A New Standard for Endpoint Resilience and BCDR

For too long, endpoint recovery has been the missing link in business continuity. With IGEL’s solution, organizations finally have a way to plan holistically across data, apps, and endpoints, reduce recovery times dramatically, and build resilience against modern cyberattacks and operational disruptions.

In an era where breaches and outages are inevitable, resilience is measured not just in whether you can recover—but how fast you can recover. IGEL gives enterprises the confidence that their users will be reconnected, their operations restored, and their business protected.

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