Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans

The business continuity and disaster recovery program has become a strategic initiative of many companies in the world today. The heightened use of sophisticated computer technology, expectations of customers and market competition has made corporate board rooms across the industry contend with this question: "Can we assure our customer base that, in the event of a business interruption, we have a program in place to continue functioning as a viable business entity?"

The potential for financial and operational loss associated with service interruptions is real. As more and more businesses rely on computer technology, the importance of having a viable plan to avert business disruptions becomes crucial for business survival.

GECIS - IT Services has a Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Program built around the following framework:

Framework for Disaster Recovery Plan

Methodology: This covers the objective/ scope of GECIS - wide DR plan, the model being followed, risk assessment for GECIS - IT Services, business recovery organization, process recovery models and proactive measures.

Technology DR Plan: This covers the approach/ strategy being followed by the Technology group, along with DR plan for various Technology components like LANs, Servers, virus attack etc.

Telecom DR Plan: This covers the approach/ strategy being followed by the Telecom group along with the design to meet customer requirements.

Facilities DR Plan: This covers DR plans for various risks like bomb scare/ Strikes / Epidemics Fire or other contingencies etc. at various locations of GECIS - IT Services.

Process DR Plan: This covers details of process-specific DR plans based on requirements given by businesses

Maintenance Plan for DR: This ensures that the plans are not obsolete and are up-to-date at any point of time.

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