Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
Having comprehensive Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans are critical for any business, as there are many "what if?" questions that each plan addresses. The consultants at Biff Duncan Associates have the knowledge and experience required to create customized Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans to suit the needs of any business. We discuss the customer's current plan (if one exists), analyze its details, propose a solution designed for them, and help answer any "what if?" questions.
To begin, it’s important to note that a Business Continuity plan and a Disaster Recovery plan are often thought of as the same concepts, but rather they complement each other. Business Continuity planning is the creation and validation of a logistical plan for how an organization will recover and restore partially or completely interrupted critical functions within a period of time following a disaster or extended outage. A Business Continuity plan touches all facets of a business, from personnel to facilities to IT. IT leaders must integrate business continuity into everyday practices, and have an understanding of what makes up a comprehensive business continuity plan.
Disaster recovery is about more than just protecting data, but protecting intellectual property; a critical consideration when seeking an entire solution to secure the business. Enterprise backup, recovery and restoration are all integral technologies required for a detailed Disaster Recovery plan. A well-defined Disaster Recovery plan supports the IT facet of the Business Continuity plan by helping to reduce the down-time a company will suffer in the event of a tragedy.
Here's a simple illustration of how Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery plans fit into an organization's infrastructure.
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