Preparing for the Unexpected
A Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) plan ensures your organization can continue operations during and after a disruption.
Key Components
- RTO (Recovery Time Objective): Maximum acceptable downtime
- RPO (Recovery Point Objective): Maximum acceptable data loss
- Failover Strategy: Active-active, active-passive, or pilot light
- Backup Strategy: 3-2-1 rule — 3 copies, 2 media types, 1 offsite
- Communication Plan: Stakeholder notification during incidents
Testing
Regular DR testing — tabletop exercises, functional tests, and full failover drills — ensures your plan works when needed.
