Disaster Recovery Business Continuity Manual 2019 Featuring Over 288 Internet and IT Job Descriptions

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DUBLIN, Feb. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --

The "Disaster Recovery Business Continuity - Gold Version - 2019" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The Disaster Recovery Business Continuity Template; Security Manual Template includes the two templates; and over 288 Internet and IT job descriptions (each job descriptions as an individual word file).

Over 3,000 Companies World Wide have chosen this DRP/BCP Template - comes in MS Word, ePub (eReaders), and PDF formats.

In most organizations, Disaster Recovery Planning is the quintessential complex, unfamiliar task. Disasters happen so rarely that recovery operations are the opposite of routine. What's more, the myriad interconnected data, application and other resources that must be recovered after a disaster make recovery an exceptionally difficult and error-prone effort. Even if you have never built a Disaster Recovery plan before, you can achieve great results. Just follow the DR Template that the researcher has created and you will have a functioning plan before you know it.

All Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Planning efforts need to encompass how employees will communicate, where they will go and how they will keep doing their jobs. The details can vary greatly, depending on the size and scope of a company and the way it does business. For some businesses, issues such as supply chain logistics are most crucial and are the focus on the plan. For others, information technology may play a more pivotal role, and the Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Plan may have more of a focus on systems recovery.

Sample BIA Form

The BIA is an integral part of the DR/BC Template, the Security Manual Template, the Compliance Management Tool Kit, and several other IT Infrastructure product bundles.

Disaster Recovery Planning Template - Must Have Tool

The Disaster Recovery Plan Template (DRP) is that tool which can be used by any sized enterprise. The template and supporting material have been updated to be GDPR, CCPA, Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA compliant. The template comes as a Word document, a static fully indexed PDF document, and as an electronic book in .epub format.

But the critical point is that neither element can be ignored, and physical, IT and human resources plans cannot be developed in isolation from each other. (In this regard, Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery Planning have much in common with security convergence.) At its heart, Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery Planning processes are about constant communication.

The Disaster Planning Template is over 200 pages and includes everything needed to customize the Disaster Recovery Plan to fit your specific requirement. The electronic document includes proven written text and examples for the following major sections of a disaster recovery plan:

Plan Introduction
Business Impact Analysis - including a sample impact matrix
DRP Organization Responsibilities pre and post disaster - DRP / BCP checklist
Backup Strategy for Data Centers, Departmental File Servers, Wireless Network servers, Data at Outsourced Sites, Desktops (In office and "at home"), Laptops and PDA's.
Recovery Strategy including approach, escalation plan process and decision points.
Disaster Recovery Procedures in a check list format
Plan Administration Process
Technical Appendix including definition of necessary phone numbers and contact points
Job Descriptions
Disaster Recovery Planning Manager
Manager Disaster Recovery Planning and Business Continuity Planning
Pandemic Coordinator
Work Plan to modify and implement the template. Included is a list of deliverables for each task. (Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Assessment)

There is a extensive section that shows how a full test of the DRP can be conducted.

It includes

Disaster Recovery Planning Manager Responsibilities
Distribution of the Disaster Recovery Plan
Maintenance of the Business Impact Analysis
Training of the Disaster Recovery Team
Testing of the Disaster Recovery Plan
Evaluation of the Disaster Recovery Plan Tests
Maintenance of the Disaster Recovery Plan

Key Topics Covered:

1.0 Plan Introduction
1.1 Recovery Life Cycle - After A "Major Event"
1.2 Mission And Objectives
1.3 Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity Scope
1.4 Authorization
1.5 Responsibility
1.6 Key Plan Assumptions
1.7 Disaster Definition
1.8 Metrics
1.9 Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity And Security Basics

2.0 Business Impact Analysis
2.1 Scope
2.2 Objectives
2.3 Analyze Threats
2.4 Critical Time Frame
2.5 Application System Impact Statements
2.6 Information Reporting
2.7 Best Data Practices
2.8 Summary

3.0 Backup Strategy
3.01 Site Strategy
3.02 Backup Best Practices
3.03 Data Capture And Backups
3.04 Backup And Backup Retention Policy
3.05 Communication Strategy And Policy
3.06 Enterprise Data Center Systems
3.07 Departmental File Servers
3.08 Wireless Network File Servers
3.09 Data At Outsourced Sites (Including Isp's)
3.10 Branch Offices (Remote Offices & Retail Locations)
3.11 Desktop Workstations (In Office)
3.12 Desktop Workstations (Off-Site Including At Home Users)
3.13 Laptops
3.14 Pda's And Smartphones
3.15 Byods
3.16 Iot Devices

4.0 Recovery Strategy
4.1 Approach
4.2 Escalation Plans
4.3 Decision Points

5.0 Disaster Recovery Organization
5.1 Recovery Team Organization Chart
5.2 Disaster Recovery Team
5.3 Recovery Team Responsibilities
5.3.1 Recovery Management
5.3.2 Damage Assessment And Salvage Team
5.3.3 Physical Security
5.3.4 Administration
5.3.5 Hardware Installation
5.3.6 Systems, Applications, And Network Software
5.3.7 Communications
5.3.8 Operations

6.0 Disaster Recovery Emergency Procedures
6.1 General
6.2 Recovery Management
6.3 Damage Assessment And Salvage
6.4 Physical Security
6.5 Administration
6.6 Hardware Installation
6.7 Systems, Applications & Network Software
6.8 Communications
6.9 Operations

7.0 Plan Administration
7.1 Disaster Recovery Manager
7.2 Distribution Of The Disaster Recovery Plan
7.3 Maintenance Of The Business Impact Analysis
7.4 Training Of The Disaster Recovery Team
7.5 Testing Of The Disaster Recovery Plan
7.6 Evaluation Of The Disaster Recovery Plan Tests
7.7 Maintenance Of The Disaster Recovery Plan

8.0 Appendix
8.01 Disaster Recovery - Business Continuity Plan Distribution
8.02 Disaster Recovery - Business Continuity Remote Location Contact Information
8.03 Disaster Recovery - Business Continuity Team Call List
8.04 Disaster Recovery - Business Continuity Team Vendor Contacts
8.05 Disaster Recovery - Business Continuity Off-Site Inventory
8.06 Disaster Recovery - Business Continuity Personnel Location Form
8.07 Disaster Recovery - Business Continuity Lan Hardware/Software Inventory
8.08 People Interviewed
8.09 Preventative Measures
8.10 Sample Application Systems Impact Statement
8.11 Job Descriptions
8.12 Application Inventory And Business Impact Analysis Questionnaire
8.13 Key Customer Notification List
8.14 Resources Required For Business Continuity
8.15 Critical Resources To Be Retrieved
8.16 Business Continuity Off-Site Materials
8.17 Work Plan
8.18 Audit Disaster Recovery Plan Process
8.19 Vendor Disaster Recovery Planning Questionnaire
8.20 Departmental Drp And Bcp Activation Workbook
8.21 Web Site Disaster Recovery Planning Form
8.22 General Distribution Information
8.23 Business Pandemic Planning Checklist
8.24 Disaster Recovery Sample Contract
8.25 Incident Communication Plan
8.26 Social Networking Checklist
8.27 Safety Program Forms
8.28 Physical And Virtual Server Security Policy
8.29 Ransomware - Hipaa Guidance
8.30 Power Requirement Planning Check List