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Evaluating and Selecting the Most Appropriate Continuity Strategy
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EVALUATING & SELECTING THE MOST APPROPRATE
CONTINUITY STRATEGY FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION
BUSINESS CONTINUITY & DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING
BENNY D TAYLOR DISASTER RECOVERY INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL
FEBRUARY 2002
Solutions
That Integrate
People,
Processes,
and
Technology
For The Most
Appropriate
Continuity
Strategy
Solutions
That Integrate
People,
Processes,
and
Technology
For The Most
Appropriate
Continuity
Strategy
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BC/DR High Availability - The Cost of Doing Strategy Business in the e-World
The Stakes Are Greater AndThe Vulnerabilities are Accentuated, Serious, and Real
Technology is
the Business.
Exposure to
Slowdowns or
Interruptions Is
Directly
Related to The
Level of
Dependence on
Technology
Technology is
the Business.
Exposure to
Slowdowns or
Interruptions Is
Directly
Related to The
Level of
Dependence on
Technology
1 Technology Is Woven Into the Operating Fabric of The Enterprise
2 Globalization Eliminates Inherent Time Zone Differences
3 Explosive Growth in Internet and Intranet Computing Has Increased Demand for Continuous Operations
Co
st $
$ $$
Minutes Hours Days Weeks
Days
Risk
Hours
3
BC/DR The Dynamics of High AvailabilityStrategy
The Threat Of
Lost Economic
Viability Will
Drive High
Availability
The Threat Of
Lost Economic
Viability Will
Drive High
Availability
Full Recovery
& Roll Forward
ManualAutomated,
Integrated
Long-Term Short-Term
Shared Dedicated
Degraded
Performance
Time of
Last BackupPoint of
Disaster
Restartable
Lengthy Fast
Duration
Data Base Image
Environment
Data Currency
Service Level
Response
Equivalent
Restoration Time
Co
nve
nti
on
al R
eco
very
Co
nve
nti
on
al R
eco
very
Hig
h A
vailability
Hig
h A
vailability
Cost
ContainmentIncreased
RevenueROI
4
GAPIntegrity
Fault Avoidance
Rapid Recovery
High Availability
Continuous Operations
BC/DR Availability Strategy Continuum
Performance
Continuous Service
Minimizing Downtime Resulting From Unscheduled Outages
Data Integrity in the Event of Unscheduled Outage
User Perception of Downtime. Unacceptable Performance
Predicting & Correcting Faults Before They Impact Application Availability
Access to Applications & Data During Scheduled Time
Access to Applications & Data During Scheduled Outages
High Availability & Continuous Business Operations
Technology
is Vital to the
Solution
Technology
is Vital to the
Solution
5
BC/DR Serious Financial Impact InStrategy Mission Critical Environments
Manual
Workarounds
Are No Longer
Practical or
Available
Manual
Workarounds
Are No Longer
Practical or
Available
High Availability Cannot Be Acquired Out-Of-The-Box; It Is Built Into the Architecture and Preserved by Effective Processes
Lost Revenue• Direct Loss
• Compensatory Payments
• Lost Future Revenues
• Investment Loss
Productivity Loss• Number of Fully Burdened
Employee impacted
Damaged Reputation • Customer, Suppliers,
Partners, Banks, Financial Markets
• Credit Ratings
Delayed Collections• Billing Losses
• Missed Discounts
Extra Expense• Cost to Recover
• Overtime Expense
• Increased Fraud Risk
• Increased Error Rate
• Travel Expenses
• Temporary Employees
Penalties • Contractual
• Regulatory
• Legal
6
Construction, Environmental, Electro-Mechanical, Utilities,
Servers, Storage Devices, Routers, Switches
Operating Systems, Network Protocols
Operations Automation, Logical Security, Middleware, Database
Change, Problem, and Configuration Management,
SDLC, Data Structures, Naming Conventions, Quality Standards
Strategic Planning, Architecture Definition, Planning & Control
Continuous
Service
Facilities
Hardware
Systems Software
Support Systems
Business
Applications
Management Practices
BC/DR Availability Solutions Are Strategy Comprehensive
The
Continuous
Service Stack
is
Interconnected
The
Continuous
Service Stack
is
Interconnected
Each Layer in the Stack Must Be Sound
Providing A Stable Foundation For The Adjoining Layers
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BC/DR ImplementationStrategy Rewards
• Increased Productivity
• Substantial Cost Savings
• Increased Customer Demand
• Improved Service
• Increased Revenue
• Improved Collections
• Improved Compliance
• Higher Morale
The Benefits
of Higher
Availability
The Benefits
of Higher
Availability