Drp and Bcp Information
DRP and BCP information jerome Moore
CMGT/244
August 20, 2010
What is the difference between a DRP and a BCP?
Often disaster recover plan (DRP) and business continuity plan (BCP) aren’t the plan but some time both terms are used in place of each other. There are distinct differences in the two, disaster recover plan incorporates information assets and services after disasters such as floods, fires or any other catastrophic events as well as hardware failure. On the other hand business continuity plan encompasses a much wider responsibility than DRP, BCP plans recovery for the entire business or organization in the event of a major disaster, included in business continuity plan is communication between employees, work facilities, telephone services and business operations as well as restoring the business to normality before the disaster.
What is the purpose of a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)?
The purpose of a disaster recovery plan is to allow a company to resort back to normal operation in a short length of time with the highest level of efficiency. The main objective of disaster recovery plan is get operations up and running the quickest amount of time.
What are the key elements of a DRP?
Within in a disaster recovery process there are strenuous rules and procedures that must be followed to guarantee that normal business function will continue to operate. In the event failure does occur to the network or resources, there are several key elements to include in a disaster recovery plan.
• Establish a planning group
• Perform risk assessment and audits
• Establish priorities for applications and networks
• Develop recovery strategies
• Prepare inventory and documentation of the plan
• Develop verification criteria and procedures
• Implement the plan
By implementing these key elements could assure a company effective recovery from any business disaster that may occur.
What are the five methods of testing a DRP?
Checklist testing:
Without
CMGT/244
August 20, 2010
What is the difference between a DRP and a BCP?
Often disaster recover plan (DRP) and business continuity plan (BCP) aren’t the plan but some time both terms are used in place of each other. There are distinct differences in the two, disaster recover plan incorporates information assets and services after disasters such as floods, fires or any other catastrophic events as well as hardware failure. On the other hand business continuity plan encompasses a much wider responsibility than DRP, BCP plans recovery for the entire business or organization in the event of a major disaster, included in business continuity plan is communication between employees, work facilities, telephone services and business operations as well as restoring the business to normality before the disaster.
What is the purpose of a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)?
The purpose of a disaster recovery plan is to allow a company to resort back to normal operation in a short length of time with the highest level of efficiency. The main objective of disaster recovery plan is get operations up and running the quickest amount of time.
What are the key elements of a DRP?
Within in a disaster recovery process there are strenuous rules and procedures that must be followed to guarantee that normal business function will continue to operate. In the event failure does occur to the network or resources, there are several key elements to include in a disaster recovery plan.
• Establish a planning group
• Perform risk assessment and audits
• Establish priorities for applications and networks
• Develop recovery strategies
• Prepare inventory and documentation of the plan
• Develop verification criteria and procedures
• Implement the plan
By implementing these key elements could assure a company effective recovery from any business disaster that may occur.
What are the five methods of testing a DRP?
Checklist testing:
Without