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7. www.We-Are-IT.com 816-941-6800 Definitions Business Continuity: Ability to run your business during and immediately after a disaster Business Continuity: Ability to run your business during and immediately after a disaster Disaster Recovery: The long-term ability to rebuild your business capabilities after a disaster Disaster Recovery: The long-term ability to rebuild your business capabilities after a disaster

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9. www.We-Are-IT.com 816-941-6800 Why Do We All Need A Plan??? Up to 40% of businesses affected by a natural or human-caused disaster never reopen. * Up to 40% of businesses affected by a natural or human-caused disaster never reopen. * 75% of companies without BC/DR plans fail within three years of a disaster.** 75% of companies without BC/DR plans fail within three years of a disaster.** Companies experiencing catastrophic data loss: ** Companies experiencing catastrophic data loss: ** 43% of companies never reopened 43% of companies never reopened 51% of companies closed within 2 years 51% of companies closed within 2 years *Source: Insurance Information Institute **Source: HP Report: “Impact on US Small Business of Natural and Man-Made Disasters”

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11. www.We-Are-IT.com 816-941-6800 Advantages Of Making A Plan Helps to better: Helps to better: –Understand your operations –Establish business priorities –Identify inefficiencies Reduces stress Reduces stress Lower insurance costs Lower insurance costs Puts employees & clients at ease Puts employees & clients at ease To meet industry compliancy To meet industry compliancy Increases business survival Increases business survival

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14. www.We-Are-IT.com 816-941-6800 Evaluate The Surroundings Some physical threats Streams Streams Railroad tracks Railroad tracks Highways Highways Industries Industries Construction Construction Some internal threats Plumbing Failures Plumbing Failures Poor wiring Poor wiring Faulty HVAC Faulty HVAC Structural Problems Structural Problems

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16. www.We-Are-IT.com 816-941-6800 Plan Overview Establish RPO & RTO objectives Establish RPO & RTO objectives Establish communications Establish communications Build technology plan Build technology plan Prepare departmental plans Prepare departmental plans Test Test Evaluate & Revise Evaluate & Revise

17. www.We-Are-IT.com 816-941-6800 Set RTO & RPO Objectives How much will it cost to have the business shut down for How much will it cost to have the business shut down for 1 hour, 1 day, 1 Week, 2 Weeks 1 hour, 1 day, 1 Week, 2 Weeks What amount of data can I afford to lose? What amount of data can I afford to lose? How quickly do we need to have critical business functions operating? How quickly do we need to have critical business functions operating? How quickly will clients start seeking other sources? How quickly will clients start seeking other sources?

18. www.We-Are-IT.com 816-941-6800 Establish Communications Who needs to be notified? Who needs to be notified? How will they be notified? How will they be notified? What needs to be communicated? What needs to be communicated? Who is the point person? Who is the point person? –For employees –For clients Where will people report for work? Where will people report for work? Where will your US mail be delivered? Where will your US mail be delivered?

19. www.We-Are-IT.com 816-941-6800 Build Your Technology Plan Hardware Hardware –Servers, PCs –Phone Systems Communications Communications –Email –Phone service –Internet Service Software Software –Media –Licenses Data Data –Location –Delivery How will each of these be provided quickly? How will each of these be provided quickly? Where will all these be physically located quickly? Where will all these be physically located quickly?

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21. www.We-Are-IT.com 816-941-6800 Departmental Recovery Plans What department services/operations need to be restored first, second, third? What department services/operations need to be restored first, second, third? What is required to restore them What is required to restore them –People –Facilities –Systems (hardware, software & data) What materials need to be safeguarded off-site ahead of time? What materials need to be safeguarded off-site ahead of time? –Contact Lists –Check Stocks –Specialized tools/equipment Merge the department plans in to a single plan Merge the department plans in to a single plan

22. www.We-Are-IT.com 816-941-6800 Test, Evaluate & Revise Test Test –Scheduled VS Unscheduled test –Disconnect systems –Lock people out –With ‘Pads’ or without ‘Pads’ Evaluate Evaluate –Were continuity & recovery objectives accomplished –What unforeseen obstacles were encountered? –What took longer than expected? Revise Revise –Revise to resolve shortcomings –Revise quarterly/annually

23. www.We-Are-IT.com 816-941-6800 Immediate Steps You Can Take  Review Your Existing Plan  Create Your Communications Reference Sheet  Identify Your Most Critical Business Functions  Create/Revise Your Written Plan  Build A Survival Kit  Educate Employees  Dry Run  List 3 actions you will take

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28. www.We-Are-IT.com 816-941-6800 Power outage Power outage Hardware error Hardware error Fire Fire Flood Flood Hurricane Hurricane Software error Software error Snows/Ice/Wind storms Snows/Ice/Wind storms Contamination Contamination Burst pipe Burst pipe Forced evacuation Forced evacuation HVAC Failure HVAC Failure Riot Riot Types Of Disasters – Ranked By Frequency Source: Disaster Recovery Institute