Business continuity planning ensures critical business functions are maintained and helps minimize losses of life, operations, and systems.
The goal of disaster recovery is to minimize the effects of a disaster and to take the necessary steps to ensure that the resources, personnel, and business processes are able to resume operation in a timely manner. This is different from continuity planning, which provides methods and procedures for dealing with longer-term outages and disasters.
The goal of a disaster recovery plan is to handle the disaster and its ramifications right after the disaster hits; the disaster recovery plan is usually very information technology (IT) focused.
Business Continuity including Disaster Recovery Resources
- ISO 27031 – Guidelines for information and communication technology readiness for business continuity
- ISO 24762 – Guidelines for information and communications technology disaster recovery services
- SP 800-34 – Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems
- Business Continuity Planning – FFIEC IT Handbook
- IBM DRP Template
- Generally Accepted Practices for Disaster Recovery
- Disaster Recovery Journal
- Whitepapers
- Best Practices for BCP and DR
- Sample Plans
- DR Audit Tips
- Disaster Resource Guide
