Guidance Notes-IT Recovery Strategy

Developing Recovery Strategy For Your Business Continuity Plan BUY!

BCM Planning Methodology:Business Continuity Strategy

When attempting to design an IT DR strategy, an organisation needs to understand:

• • What disaster recovery strategy is? How it differs from a backup strategy?
  • What is Data Backup? What is Data Protection? Why is it an important component of disaster recovery?

Only then will the organisation be able to have a broader understanding of how to restore your IT environment should a disaster occur.

• Data Protection/Recovery Strategy
• Data Backup Strategy

Guidance Notes to Complete the IT DR Strategy Template

This is the template for documenting the IT DR Strategy for individual business units.

• Name of Business Unit (BU)
  • Input the complete name of the business unit and its acronym.

• Critical Business Function
  • Transfer the function number as specified in the Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Questionnaire (BIAQ)
  • Transfer the name of the function as highlighted in the Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Questionnaire (BIAQ)

Content of IT DR Strategy Questionnaires

• Part 0: Cover Sheet
• Part 1: Mitigation Strategies
• Part 2: Recovery Strategies
• Part 3: Minimum Resources Required

Useful Link on related terms: BCMBoK 4: Business Continuity Strategy

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