Disaster recovery and business continuity planning strategies for natural disasters
Although the possibility of natural disasters propels many companies to conceive or update disaster recovery (DR) or business continuity (BC) plans, most major business interruptions are more mundane.
The key to an effective disaster recovery plan for natural disasters on a limited budget is to conduct a risk assessment, focusing on those scenarios most likely to impact your business, said William Hughes, director, consulting services BC/DR Center of Excellence at SunGard Availability Services.
“Many companies only talk about organizational resiliency versus DR, but what about an extraordinary event?” Hughes asked. “On the other hand, companies that focus on DR may not recognize the continuum of events that might occur.”
Although the likelihood of a power outage or human error is much greater than the chance of a natural disaster, a little preparation on the front end can go a long way to alleviate the impact of any situation that might occur. And that could mean the difference between a business surviving a disaster or not.
See Disaster recovery and business continuity planning strategies for natural disasters, by Matt Bolch.
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