Disaster Recovery Life Cycle

1. This Disaster Recovery or DR Life Cycle consists of the 6 “R’s”. The time period where each “R” will be implemented is as follows: BL-DR-5 Click to know more Reduce - the period of time before the disaster Response - the hours and days immediately following the disaster Recover - the period from the occurrence of the disaster until temporary operations are restored Re-sync - the re-synchronization of data for all the systems Resume - the resumption of business functions and operations as the systems are gradually made available Return - the time when operations return to normal Related Terms: The 6 ”R’s” sequence of the Business Continuity Life Cycle is different from the DR Life Cycle. Note (1): DR Life Cycle: Reduce(R1), Response(R2), Recover(R3), Re-sync(R4), Resume(R5), Return(R6). Note (2): BC Life Cycle: Reduce (R1), Response (R2), Resume (R3),Recover (R4), Restore (R5), Return (R6). Disaster Recovery Professional Training and Certification BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 5: Plan Development CL 1B: Foundation (BC) BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 5: Plan Development CL 1D: Foundation (DR) Click to know more about expert level training (Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute)

A Manager’s Guide to Implementing Your IT Disaster Recovery Plan