Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Table of Contents
Introduction 2
Key terms 2
What is the difference between disaster recovery and business continuity planning? 2
The Need for Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Planning and Management 3
The Phases of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning, Implementation, and Management 3
Types of Plans 3
Typical Contents of a BC/DR Plan 4
Benefits and Risks 4
Benefits 4
Risks 5
Conclusion 6 Introduction
Every business and organization can experience a serious incident which can prevent it from continuing normal operations. This can happen any day at any time. The potential causes are many and varied: flood, explosion, computer malfunction, accident, grievous act... the list is endless.
Business continuity planning and disaster recovery planning are fundamental to the well being of an organization. Clearly, they are intended to ensure continuity in the face of such unforeseen or difficult circumstances.
Key terms
Business continuity is the activity performed by an organization to ensure that critical business functions will be available to customers, suppliers, regulators, and other entities that must have access to those functions. These activities include many daily chores such as project management, system backups, change control, and help desk. Business Continuity is not something implemented at the time of a disaster; Business Continuity refers to those activities performed daily to maintain service, consistency, and recoverability.
The term Business Continuity describes a mentality or methodology of conducting day-to-day business, whereas Business Continuity Planning is an activity of determining what that methodology should be.
Disaster recovery is the process, policies and procedures related to preparing for recovery or continuation of technology infrastructure critical to an organization after a natural or human-induced disaster. Disaster recovery is a subset of business continuity. While business continuity involves
Introduction 2
Key terms 2
What is the difference between disaster recovery and business continuity planning? 2
The Need for Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Planning and Management 3
The Phases of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning, Implementation, and Management 3
Types of Plans 3
Typical Contents of a BC/DR Plan 4
Benefits and Risks 4
Benefits 4
Risks 5
Conclusion 6 Introduction
Every business and organization can experience a serious incident which can prevent it from continuing normal operations. This can happen any day at any time. The potential causes are many and varied: flood, explosion, computer malfunction, accident, grievous act... the list is endless.
Business continuity planning and disaster recovery planning are fundamental to the well being of an organization. Clearly, they are intended to ensure continuity in the face of such unforeseen or difficult circumstances.
Key terms
Business continuity is the activity performed by an organization to ensure that critical business functions will be available to customers, suppliers, regulators, and other entities that must have access to those functions. These activities include many daily chores such as project management, system backups, change control, and help desk. Business Continuity is not something implemented at the time of a disaster; Business Continuity refers to those activities performed daily to maintain service, consistency, and recoverability.
The term Business Continuity describes a mentality or methodology of conducting day-to-day business, whereas Business Continuity Planning is an activity of determining what that methodology should be.
Disaster recovery is the process, policies and procedures related to preparing for recovery or continuation of technology infrastructure critical to an organization after a natural or human-induced disaster. Disaster recovery is a subset of business continuity. While business continuity involves