Business Continuity

Definition of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

Disaster Recovery:

A plan for re-establishing or reproducing computer operations after a catastrophic event, such as a fire, flooding or IT disaster. Disaster recovery planning is a subset of a larger process known as business continuity planning and should include planning for resumption of applications, data, hardware, communications (such as networking) and other IT infrastructure.

Business Continuity:

The ability to maintain operations/services in the face of a disruptive event. A business continuity plan (BCP) includes planning for non-IT related aspects such as key personnel, facilities, crisis communication and reputation protection, and should refer to the disaster recovery plan (DRP) for IT related infrastructure recovery / continuity.