Business continuity means the ability to continue operations in the wake of a disaster. It means having a survivability plan for how to continue business and restore operations quickly when disaster occurs. A sound continuity plan will allow business flow to continue even when assets are damaged and operate until normal business can resume. This requires identification of critical business functions, risks to these critical functions, and ways to avoid or reduce loss.
This article is written for planning professionals interested in developing a disaster recovery plan. It is structured to address what is a disaster recovery plan, how a disaster recovery plan is used, what impacts a disaster recovery plan will have and how to develop a disaster recovery plan.
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