Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery - Selecting A Business Continuity Strategy

L & 39; risk analysis and analysis & 39; d & 39; impact on businesses have identified the main risks to business functions. Also, potential impacts and the likelihood of these risks and costs to prevent or mitigate the damage and recover the time has been established. L & 39; evaluation and selection of strategies is based on & 39; use of such knowledge. Strategy selection focus on key risk areas and selecting a strategy for each of them & 39;. The main objectives are to maintain the continuity of & 39; activity despite & 39; an interruption or a disaster & 39;, retrieve main functions quickly and mitigate damages.

Many companies involved in the case of disaster recovery and continuity of & 39; activity with only the & 39; information and communications functions and miss d & 39; other critical areas which can seriously affect their business. D & 39; other common areas for & 39; strategies and selection are employees, facilities, the energy & 39;, customer service, billing and customer and public relations. All areas require clear thinking and strategy based on recovery time objectives, costs and profitability impact.

Recovery related to employees is the most overlooked part of strategy selection. Measures simple as the ability to contact employees at home or on their cell phones and & 39; s to ensure that all are accounted for each facility are often neglected. Communication is essential to keep employees informed and involved. The most powerful tools for continuity and recovery are the knowledge, skills and motivation employees.

Developing strategies for implementing the measures, no time is wasted in a recovery scenario. L & 39; objective is to implement the plan quickly and successfully. The right strategies for effective implementation to minimize disruption and mitigate damages.

In some cases, a strategy decision May be no strategy at all. In this scenario & 39; and others where there is a significant risk to the financial viability of the organization & 39;, & 39; business interruption or income d & 39; undertaking & 39; Insurance May be a viable strategy. In general, it allows the company with revenues & 39; that it is losing because of & 39; damage to its property. It therefore increases the company& 39;s chances of survival and ability to keep its customers and recover.

About The Author

Robert Mahood has a technology and management experience in data communications, Internet, storage, disaster recovery and data . He is currently the president of Midwest data recovery. www.midwestdatarecovery.com

bmahood @ midwestdatarecovery.com, 866 786 2595, 312 907 2100



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