Overview
This document aims to serve as a client reference point; it is an overview of the disaster recovery plan (DRP) and the processes established to ensure a smooth transition into DR operations. We will also discuss the planning of failing back of infrastructure services to source production location.
The aim of the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) is to explain:
▪ What is a disaster recovery scenario?
▪ When to declare a disaster?
▪ How does an organization invoke disaster recovery?
▪ How does communication flow during a disaster scenario?
▪ What are the key roles and responsibilities of personnel assigned to the recovery team?
▪ How does the business keep running in the event of a disaster?
▪ Recovery time objectives – how long can the business operate without critical IT systems?
▪ Recovery point objectives – to what point in the processing cycle can the provider recover?
▪ What are the post DR activities? (root cause analysis)
▪ How can the organization continuously test and evolve the DRP?
