THE WHATIS.COM WORD-OF-THE-DAY
September 14, 2001
disaster recovery plan
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TODAY'S WORD: disaster recovery plan
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A disaster recovery plan (DRP) - sometimes referred to as a business
continuity plan (BCP) or business process contingency plan (BPCP) -
describes how an organization is to deal with potential disasters.
Just as a disaster is an event that makes the continuation of normal
functions impossible, a disaster recovery plan consists of the
precautions taken so that the effects of a disaster will be
minimized, and the organization will be able to either maintain or
quickly resume mission-critical functions. Typically, disaster
recovery planning involves an analysis of business processes and
continuity needs; it may also include a significant focus on disaster
prevention.
Disaster recovery is becoming an increasingly important aspect of
enterprise computing. As devices, systems, and networks become ever
more complex, there are simply more things that can go wrong. As a
consequence, recovery plans have also become more complex. According
to Jon William Toigo (the author of Disaster Recovery Planning),
fifteen years ago a disaster recovery plan might consist of powering
down a mainframe and other computers in advance of a threat (such as
a fire, for example, or the sprinkler system), disassembling
components, and subsequently drying circuit boards in the parking lot
with a hair dryer. Current enterprise systems tend to be too
complicated for such simple and hands-on approaches, however, and
interruption of service or loss of data can have serious financial
impact, whether directly or through loss of customer confidence.
Appropriate plans vary a great from one enterprise to another,
depending on variables such as the type of business, the processes
involved, and the level of security needed. Disaster recovery
planning may be developed within an organization or purchased as a
software application or a service. It is not unusual for an
enterprise to spend 25% of its information technology budget on
disaster recovery.
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SELECTED LINKS
[1] In the wake of the World Trade Center tragedy, Edward Hurley's
story, "US has much to learn about disaster recovery," mentions how
companies in Israel and the UK have prepared for the worst.
http://www.searchebusiness.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid19_gci769568,00.html
[2] SearchStorage.com provides a list of best Web links to
information about disaster recovery.
http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid5_tax3f9,00.html
[3] The Disaster Recovery Journal has a Web site.
http://www.drj.com/
[4] John William Toigo maintains a site about disaster recovery
planning.
http://www.drplanning.org/
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