Series Introduction – Business Continuity Planning Essentials
Data is essential for all types of organizations today, so ensuring access to mission critical applications and data following a disaster is crucial. However, business continuity and disaster preparedness are about so much more than that.
Business Continuity Planning – Keep Business Moving
Many organizations today have limited tolerance for application downtime. If your employees or customers do not have access to essential applications and data, there will be a direct impact on productivity and revenue. While this sounds obvious, many organizations do not consider the actual costs of downtime for a business.
Business Continuity Planning – Keep Customers In The Loop
Managing customer relationships is obviously critical to the ongoing success of your business. As such, it is important to craft a plan for distributing information to your customers during and following a disaster event. The scope of your customer communications plan will vary widely depending on the nature of your business.