Risk Analysis Risk Mitigation Risk Transfer BACKUP AND RECOVERY System Configurations, Soft.pdf

Chapter Title: Disaster Recovery Planning Authors: Marco Cremonini and Pierangela Samarati, Università di Milano Outline RISKS, OR THE CAUSES OF FAILURE LOSSES, OR THE COSTS OF FAILURES THE DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING PROCESS RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS Risk Analysis Risk Mitigation Risk Transfer BACKUP AND RECOVERY System Configurations, Software and Disaster Recovery Plan Backup Data Backup Backup and Recovery Techniques ENSURING CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS: ALTERNATE SITES STRATEGY Remote Mirroring BACKUP AND RECOVERY FOR WEB-BASED HOSTING SERVICES DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING TEMPLATE CONCLUSIONS Glossary Alternate Site. A location, other than the normal facility, used to process data and conduct critical business functions in the event of a disaster. 1 Business Continuity Planning. A generic term covering both disaster recovery and business resumption planning. Critical Functions: Business activities that, if unavailable, can result in high cost for the organization. Disaster. Any event that can cause the inability of an organization to provide critical business functions for a certain period of time. Disaster Recovery Planning: The preparation of the activities and measures necessary to minimize losses and ensure the continuity of critical business functions in the event of a disaster. SIMILAR TERMS: Contingency planning; business resumption planning; corporate contingency planning; business interruption planning; disaster preparedness. Disaster Recovery Teams: A structured group of teams responsible of controlling the recovery operations if the event of a disaster. Electronic Vaulting. Transfer of data to an offsite storage facility via a communication link different a portable media. Facility. Location cont