Disaster recovery plan
The disaster recovery plan (DRP) is a documented set of processes and procedures that are carried out in the effort to recover the IT infrastructure in the event of a disaster. Because of many organizations’ dependency on IT, it has become mandatory for organizations to have a comprehensive and well-formulated DRP. Organizations are not able to avoid all disasters; the best they can do is plan ahead for how they will recover when disasters inevitably happen.
The objective of the DRP is to respond to an immediate or specific emergency that threatens the continuity of business operations when IT operations have been partially or fully stopped. There are several benefits of having a sound disaster recovery plan:
- The organization has a sense of security. The recovery plan assures it of its continued ability to function in the face of a disaster.
- The organization reduces delays in the recovery process. Without a sound plan, it is easy...
