Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Planning
This chapter provides the reader with the tools to design a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) plan for their organization. This chapter will discuss BCDR’s role in enterprise planning from a technical and business perspective. We will then discuss developing your BCDR plan, which involves careful assessment, strategy, and planning. Finally, methods for testing your BCDR plan to ensure it’s ready to protect your organization will be discussed. By the end of this chapter, you’ll be well equipped to create a resilient, robust BCDR plan that secures your business in the face of uncertainty.
The following topics will be covered in this chapter:
- Introduction to BCDR
- Designing a BCDR plan
- Defining technical DR mechanisms
- Developing your plan
- Testing the BCDR plan