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The Four Phases of Disaster Recovery

MHA Consulting

In today’s post we’ll look at why organizations still need to be adept at IT disaster recovery (IT/DR) and describe the four phases of restoring IT services after an outage. Phase 1: Preparation Technically, preparation is not a phase of disaster recovery since it happens before the outage. Let’s look at them one by one.

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What is a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)?

Stratogrid Advisory

The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is a cornerstone of the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program. The Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII) defines it as an activity to " Identify and prioritize the entity’s functions and processes to ascertain which ones will have the greatest impact should they not be available.".

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

Once implemented, a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program will support your organization's value statement and its mission. The implementation of a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program can be a complicated and lengthy process, which directly depends on the organization's size and complexity.

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

Once implemented, a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program will support your organization's value statement and its mission. Section 2 - Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program Implementation. Section 7 - IT Disaster Recovery Plan. Section 9 - BCM Program Maintenance. 9 – BCM Program Maintenance.