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Create an ongoingemergency communicationsplan for the period after anincident.

Develop anemergencyresponse strategy,such as a formalemergency responseteam, that includes alldepartments.

Include the main points ofcontact for issues

surrounding businesscritical data,

IT back-ups, andtelecommunications.

Develop procedures for therestoration of key business

aspects.

Evaluate each risk anddetermine any steps that

can be taken to reduce oreliminate disruptions to

business operations.

Determinepotential risks to

critical IT andbusiness systems.

Communicate the incidentto employees,major suppliers,and major customers,explaining itsimpact to each.

Focus on understandingthe impact of the incident

Business Continuity (BC) / Disaster Recovery (DR) planning is essential to ensuring an organization’s ability to swiftly resume

business after a disruptive event. A successful BC/DR plan considers any event, whether major or minor, then documents the

policies and procedures that should be followed to enable the recovery or continuation of critical technology infrastructure

and systems afterwards.

Preparedness is key to Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery.Pre-planning, testing, and revising your BC/DR plan before a disruptive event

BC/DR PLANNING SHOULD FOCUS ON:

BC/DR PLAN4 STEPS TO A WELL-ESTABLISHED

Learn how Spectrum Business can assist with yourBusiness Continuity/Disaster Recovery planning.

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http://www.cns-service.com/equallogic/pdfs/WP904_FourStepsDR.pdf

http://www.us.logicalis.com/news/plan-for-business-continuity-before-implementing-disaster-recovery/

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