Chapter 7

Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Plan Development

Abstract

A business continuity and disaster recovery plan provides a step-by-step set of procedures to follow during a disruptive event. The plan enables staff to address the disruption to systems and networks, helps prioritize efforts, and ensures that recovery begins as quickly as possible in a methodical manner. A well-crafted BC/DR plan defines the steps needed to stop the impact of the disaster as well as steps to restart, rebuild, reconfigure, and resume operations. A good plan contains contact information for staff, key vendors, suppliers, experts, and resources.

Keywords

IT disaster recovery; IT business continuity; BC plan development; DR planning; DR plan development; BC ...

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