A business continuity plan should list and prioritize the services that need to be brought back after a disaster strikes.
Which of the following services is more likely to be of primary concern in the context of what your Disaster Recovery Plan would include?
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The main concern when recovering after a disaster is data, telecomm and IS facilities.
Other services, in descending priority order are: IS operations, IS support services, market structure, marketing/public relations, customer service & systems support, market regulation/surveillance, listing, application development, accounting services, facilities, human resources, facilities security, legal and Office of the Secretary, national sales.
Source: BARNES, James.
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& ROTHSTEIN, Philip J., A Guide to Business Continuity Planning, John Wiley & Sons, 2001 (page 129).
In the context of a Disaster Recovery Plan, the services that are of primary concern are those that are critical to the organization's survival and recovery after a disaster. These services include Data/Telecomm/IS facilities and IS Operations.
Data/Telecomm/IS facilities refer to the technology infrastructure that supports the organization's data and communication systems. This includes servers, storage devices, networks, and other hardware and software components that are essential to the organization's operations. In the event of a disaster, it is important to have a plan in place to recover these systems and restore them to full functionality as quickly as possible.
IS Operations refer to the processes and procedures that support the organization's information systems. This includes tasks such as system monitoring, backup and recovery, and incident response. In the event of a disaster, it is critical to have a plan in place to ensure that these operations can continue, even if the primary systems are unavailable.
While Marketing/Public relations and Facilities security are important aspects of an organization's overall business continuity plan, they are typically not the primary concern in the context of a Disaster Recovery Plan. Instead, the focus is on restoring the critical systems and operations that are necessary for the organization to resume its normal operations as quickly as possible.