Planning for disruption.
WHAT TO RECORD
Which services the business depends on What each holds Who administers each How each is recovered What the fallback is
WHY
In a crisis, nobody remembers.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH FOR EACH
How long you could operate without it How quickly it could be restored Whether your own copy exists
THE GAP BETWEEN THOSE
Is your exposure.
WHAT TO ARRANGE
Access for more than one person Recovery details independent of the services themselves
WHAT TO KEEP OUTSIDE THE CLOUD
Your continuity plan Key contact details Account recovery information
WHY
A plan stored only in the service that failed is not a plan.
WHAT TO TEST
Recovering access to a critical service Restoring from your own backup
HOW OFTEN
Annually.
WHAT TO UPDATE
Whenever services change.
