Technology Lunch Seminar Series September 2013

BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING  

A Business Resumption Plan describes how to resume business after a disruption.

A Disaster Recovery Plan deals with recovering Information Technology (IT) assets after a disastrous interruption. Both imply a stoppage in critical operations and are reactive. Recognizing that some services or products must be continuously delivered without interruption, there has been a shift to business continuity from business resumption to business continuity planning.

A business continuity plan enables critical services or products to be continually delivered to clients. Instead of focusing on resuming a business after critical operations have ceased, or recovering after a disaster, a business continuity plan endeavors to ensure that critical operations continue to be available.

While governments, not-for-profit institutions, and non-governmental organizations also deliver critical services, private organizations must continuously deliver products and services to satisfy shareholders and to survive. Although they differ in goals and functions, BCP can be applied by all organizations.  Ryan McCaigue will be presenting a Frame work for planning for the unexpected.

Each month a new technology topic is discussed over the lunch hour. Cost includes deli-style lunch and beverages. Please join us!