Business Continuity Reference Guide

Overview

For any business organization to fulfill its mission, it is vitally important for data to be continually secure and available. In the United States, numerous events over the past decade have led to a heightened awareness of the need to be prepared for the worst. Chief information officers, IT managers and technologists arenow faced with the pressing concerns of growing demand for and reliance on access to information, along with ensuring business continuity during a disaster. As companies are increasingly dependent upon rapid access to data (and subsequently less tolerant of failure), an increased focus must be given to Disaster Recovery (DR) and having a comprehensive Business Continuity (BC) plan in place. Firms that have a thought-out, detailed strategy for business continuity and disaster recovery are in a position to keep their systems running when problems occur.