University Report: Issues of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

This report delves into the critical issues surrounding Business Continuity (BC) and Disaster Recovery (DR). It highlights the proactive nature of BC planning versus the reactive approach of DR, emphasizing the importance of risk assessment, employee training, and organizational preparedness. The report discusses the significance of integrating BC and DR for organizational resilience, addressing challenges in plan maintenance and the need for regular testing. It underscores the importance of technology updates and the adoption of modern DR systems, such as cloud-based solutions. Furthermore, the report stresses the need for continuous improvement and adaptability in the face of evolving cyber threats and potential business disruptions, concluding that effective BC and DR strategies are essential for business continuity and recovery of business gains.

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Introduction
Disaster recovery (DR) planning is more reactive than other plans where disaster
management team has acted quickly for controlling the situation. On the other hand Business
continuity (BC) plan is more proactive where the organizational motives are the best controlling
scenario that most of the organization has taken for their adverse situation
(Searchdisasterrecovery, 2017). Disaster recovery planning is not so much effective in some of
the organizations the case of interchangeable planning in the organization. In case of business
progression in economy, DR policy is important and relevant to find the better business
perspective for the sustainable business development.The BC policy, though used in the
organization for mitigating risk related information an alleviate event controlling and disruption.
Discussion
The proactive approach of DR plan and the recognized training for the understanding of
recovery, crisis and implementation management situation is important for the employees to gain
knowledge and imposed them in such conditions. The planning is pre-determined and
involvements of all organization sectors are involved in that condition. Risk management team
and their approach need to be analyzed by the management and imposed certain rule in the
organization help the employees to maintain their organization (Sahebjamnia, Torabi &
Mansouri, 2015). Challenging estimation and maintenance of the plan is mandate to confirm that
actions are trailed by the risk assessment situation and suitable methodologies and values are
used during appraisal and maintenance (Snedaker, 2013). For the better awareness in an
organization, such situation is maintained by them by applying business continuity. Staffs,
managers, and users are the policyholder and they have to impose the situation and traditional

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thinking of the strategy (Paton & Johnston, 2017). The dynamics of the organization and their
related market filed can be attacked by some people so any disaster situation can be controlled by
the effective use of these recommendations.
The basic importance of BC and DR is to continue the business community and recover
the gain positing in business as the enhancement of cyber threats and downtime decrease has
been followed. These practices allow an organization to reform on its bases after difficulties
happen, decrease the risk of data loss and reputational damage, and advance procedures while
declining the chance of crises situation. The effective changes in technology and the planning
over the technological updating is important for the better understanding. Disaster recovery plan
needs to test in annually, as the reason behind the test is to evaluate the efficiency of
technological gadgets that can be used in the disaster situation. Traditional Brick – and – Motor
disaster recovery system can be introduced as a recommendation for checking the cloud-based
test or decision-making the test that helps in the disaster situation (Torabi & Mansouri, 2015).
Disaster is unnoticed in case of the organization that means in case of disruption of the
organization, new scheduled tests, and planning needed to impose over the employees so that a
grip on the employees would sustain.
Conclusion
Therefore, it can be concluded from the above finding that Disaster recovery and
Business continuity both are different from their selected issues, thus the representation of
disaster objectives and consideration of employees have discussed in this essay. The onset
disaster in not anyone hand, thus for the damage prevention possible recommendations and the

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establishment of plans are important as these are the proactive measure that introduced by the
disaster recovery system for the better formation of business objectives.

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