Work area recovery planning: the key to corporate survival

Describes the need for business continuity planning and explains the strategic importance of protecting critical business functions from disruption. Outlines the evolution of the disaster recovery industry,from simple provision of alternative mainframe computers to relocation of key personnel with restoration of sophisticated data/voice networks. Explains the essential phases of continuity plan creation and maintenance. Defines work area recovery planning and describes a model solution. Substantiates the work area thesis with an overview of the contingency arrangements of a key international division of a major bank. Includes findings of and conclusions from an independently conducted survey of over 100 UK organizations interviewed on their current business continuity arrangements.