Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
Threat and Causes
of disaster
Security Consortium International’s
IT and disaster recovery consultants have extensive experience of
preparing disaster recovery and continuity plans for clients from
such varied backgrounds as banking, insurance, airlines, oil and
gas facilities and investment houses. The key requirement is obviously
to identify the main types of natural and man-made disasters that
might overwhelm any company in a particular country, location or
a particular kind of business.
The business impact
analysis
The most important aspect,
however, is the business impact analysis to identify which sections
of the business actually contribute the most profit and contribution
to the corporation and whose loss would undoubtedly cause the closure
of the business.
The recovery process
and plan
Once the business impact analysis has identified the most critical sections, departments, facilities or dependencies within the business then the continuity or the recovery programme can identify how these processes, systems, facilities or buildings can be duplicated, copied, backed up or replaced in the event of disaster.
It is also vital to recover
not only the administration, computer facilities, data, systems
and offices but to ensure that the customers and the actual business
generation team is also retained. Plans will therefore concentrate
on client and marketing recovery and ensuring retention of existing
undamaged business while also recovering lost facilities that support
other areas of the business.
Methodology, training
and testing
The plan will consist
of clear objectives, timescales and methodologies for the continuity
or recovery of critical departments and functions of the business.
Customer retention, sales continuity, communications and IT sytems
will all have special sections in the plan.
Detailed recovery information
will be contained in specific Annexes. We will also assist with
dissemination, briefing, distribution, training and testing of the
plan.
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