Business Continuity Plan

The measurement of strong Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) site is simple. It measured in two ways: The RPO (Recovery Point Objective) which means how much data your company willing to lose when things go wrong and the RTO (Recovery Time Objective) which mean how long you're willing to go without service after disaster. The lower number your company has the stronger DRC you have.

However the measurement of cheap DRC can be vary, ranging from simple strategy such as invest in the correct type of equipment, or always improve to achieve the highest possible asset utilization rates. Here are 3 simple strategy to create strong but cheap DRC.

1. Avoid idle compute resources.
Calculate the number of servers needed to host critical interactive sessions, local batch jobs, and additional infrastructure severs, and avoid idle compute resources.

2. Use a tiered storage solution.

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Emergencies and disasters can happen at any moment - and, they usually occur without warning.When an emergency strikes, our immediate safety and prompt recovery will depend on the existing levels of preparedness among faculty, staff, and students.

Each department at Washington University in St. Louis (WU) has an important role to play in maintaining the University's emergency preparedness and safety.We are an interdependent community.

Service Infrastructure
Production Infrastructure
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Continuity Infrastructure
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Download Free Business Continuity Management (BCM) Board and Senior Management Roles and Responsibility Templates

1. Business continuity management should be an integral part of the overall risk management programme of financial industry participants and financial authorities.

2. Business continuity management policies, standards and processes should be implemented on an enterprise-wide basis or, at a minimum, embedded in an organisation’s critical operations.

3. An organisation’s board and senior management are responsible for managing its business continuity effectively and for developing and endorsing appropriate policies to promote resilience to, and continuity in the event of, operational disruptions.

Step by step checklist for IT Disaster Recovery in case of Fire and Water damage

Step 1. Seek the advice and help of conservators with experience in salvaging the type of water-damaged materials involved as soon as possible. (Book and paper, photographic, art, etc.)

Step 2. Turn off heat and create free circulation of air.

Step 3. Keep fans and air-conditioning on at night, except when a fungicidal fogging operation is in process, because a constant flow of air is necessary to reduce the threat of mold.