| Anyone that has a business needs to think about | | | | you to lose power, or potentially cause important |
| disaster recovery planning. These plans are also | | | | electronic devices to fail. Keep these things in |
| referred to as business continuity plans, or | | | | mind whenever you’re thinking about disaster |
| business process contingency plans. | | | | recovery planning. |
| These plans lay out how your company can and | | | | There are no set in stone one size fits all plans |
| will deal with potential disasters. It’s not just | | | | that you can immediately put into place. Each plan |
| the steps to take after a disaster happens in | | | | will be different, depending upon your |
| order to get back on track, but it also details | | | | business’s setup and individual needs. There |
| what your organization will do in order to minimize | | | | are, however, three control measures that you |
| the impact a disaster will have on it. Spending a | | | | can keep in mind when you begin to work on |
| small amount of your business’s budget on | | | | your disaster recovery plan – Preventative |
| disaster recovery planning now can help you to | | | | measures, detective measures, and corrective |
| avoid much larger losses when one hits. | | | | measures. Preventative measures are aimed at |
| Fires, floods, tornados, and other natural disasters | | | | preventing any problems from occurring. |
| may be the first things that come to mind, but | | | | Detective measures are aimed at discovering |
| they’re only one type of disaster that you | | | | unwanted events before they become a bigger |
| have to prepare for. Man-made disaster can pose | | | | problem. Corrective measures focus on restoring |
| a large threat to businesses as well. Security holes | | | | your system and correcting any problems that |
| in a computer system, for example, can allow a | | | | may arise. |
| virus to get into your company’s system. | | | | With these three things in mind, you can begin |
| Faulty wiring or a sudden power surge can cause | | | | working on your disaster recovery planning. |