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BCM Basics: the Difference Between Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

MHA Consulting

For business continuity newcomers, few topics are as confusing as the difference between business continuity and IT disaster recovery. However the most important terms to learn at the outset are surely business continuity and IT disaster recovery since they speak to the principal division of the entire field.

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BCP vs. DR Plans: What Are the Key Differences?

Zerto

These events could be man-made (industrial sabotage, cyber-attacks, workplace violence) or natural disasters (pandemics, hurricanes, floods), etc. Business Continuity Plan vs. Disaster Recovery Plan. What Is A Disaster Recovery Plan? Learn More About what is Disaster Recovery Plan.

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Disaster Recovery Plan vs. Business Continuity Plan: Is There a Difference?

Diligent

Disaster recovery and business continuity are two terms often used interchangeably – but doing so risks missing some of the key differences between the two strategies. To debunk the disaster recovery plan vs. business continuity plan debate, we look at: What each means. What is Disaster Recovery?

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All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources

MHA Consulting

We write a lot about BIAs in our blog and ebooks, and no wonder: the business impact analysis is the cornerstone of a sound business continuity program. It helps them prioritize which of their processes and systems they should protect the most and restore the fastest in order to minimize the impact of an outage on the organization.

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An Introduction to FFIEC: BCM’s Gold Standard

MHA Consulting

It has greater governance, risk assessment, business impact analysis, planning, testing, and maintenance requirements than any other standard. FFIEC’s requirements are very stringent due to the critical role financial institutions play in the economy.

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What is BCM? Basics of business continuity management explained.

BMC

An overview of business continuity management (BCM) Described in Wikipedia , “Business Continuity is the intended outcome of proper execution of Business continuity planning and Disaster recovery. Always keep detailed evaluations but don’t waste time or cost on collecting metrics that do not contribute to your continuity and recovery.

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7 Steps to Establishing a Sound Business Continuity Strategy 

MHA Consulting

Follow these seven steps to implement a BC strategy that can help you swiftly recover your business processes in the event of an outage. Step 5: Perform a BIA The business impact analysis tells you which of your business processes are most critically time sensitive. BC strategy development is not a “one and done” activity.