Two plans for one flood
A flood hits a bank branch. The doors close. Customers still want money and the staff still want to work.
One plan says: serve people from a van and let staff work from home today. Another plan says: dry the building, buy new machines and restore the data.
They are different plans with different jobs.
Key words
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Business continuity plan | a plan to keep the business running during a disruption |
| Disaster recovery plan | a plan to get back to normal after a disaster |
| Disruptive event | something that stops or slows normal work, such as a flood or a power cut |
| Alternative premises | another place to work if the usual building cannot be used |
| Adaptive policy | a rule that changes to suit the situation, such as working from home |
| Alternative technology | a different tool used while the usual one is down |
| Infrastructure resource | equipment such as servers, switches and cables that a service runs on |
| Normal operations | the way the business works on an ordinary day |
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I can explain the different purposes of a business continuity plan and a disaster recovery plan, and sort actions into the right plan.
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The business continuity plan
A business continuity plan (BCP) is about carrying on during a disruptive event. The goal is to keep the important work going, even if it is slower or different.
It uses three ideas: alternative premises, adaptive policies and processes, and alternative technologies.
The disaster recovery plan
A disaster recovery plan (DRP) is about getting back to normal after a disaster, such as a flood.
It has two main jobs. The first is restoring functionality or access, for example by restoring data and services. The second is replacing infrastructure resources that were damaged, such as servers and switches.
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