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Solutions That Integrate People, Processes, and Technology For The Most Appropriate Continuity Strategy. EVALUATING & SELECTING THE MOST APPROPRATE CONTINUITY STRATEGY FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION. BUSINESS CONTINUITY & DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING BENNY D TAYLOR
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Solutions That Integrate People, Processes, and Technology For The Most Appropriate Continuity Strategy EVALUATING & SELECTING THE MOST APPROPRATE CONTINUITY STRATEGY FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION BUSINESS CONTINUITY & DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING BENNY D TAYLOR DISASTER RECOVERY INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL FEBRUARY 2002
BC/DR High Availability - The Cost of Doing Strategy Business in the e-World Cost $$ $$ Minutes Weeks Hours Days The Stakes Are Greater And The Vulnerabilities areAccentuated, Serious, and Real 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 Hours Days Risk
BC/DR The Dynamics of High Availability Strategy Cost Containment Increased Revenue ROI Automated, Integrated Response Manual Long-Term Duration Short-Term Environment Shared Dedicated Degraded Performance Service Level Equivalent Time of Last Backup Point of Disaster Data Currency Full Recovery & Roll Forward Data Base Image Restartable Restoration Time Lengthy Fast The Threat Of Lost Economic Viability Will Drive High Availability Conventional Recovery High Availability
BC/DR Availability Strategy Continuum Continuous Service Continuous Operations High Availability & Continuous Business Operations High Availability Access to Applications & Data During Scheduled Outages Technology is Vital to the Solution GAP Fault Avoidance Access to Applications & Data During Scheduled Time Integrity Predicting & Correcting Faults Before They Impact Application Availability Rapid Recovery Data Integrity in the Event of Unscheduled Outage Performance Minimizing Downtime Resulting From Unscheduled Outages User Perception of Downtime. Unacceptable Performance
BC/DR Serious Financial Impact InStrategy Mission Critical Environments Interruptions Total Outage Costs COSTS High Availability Cannot Be Acquired Out-Of-The-Box; It Is Built Into the Architecture and Preserved by Effective Processes • Productivity Loss • Number of Fully Burdened Employee impacted • Lost Revenue • Direct Loss • Compensatory Payments • Lost Future Revenues • Investment Loss Manual Workarounds Are No Longer Practical or Available • Delayed Collections • Billing Losses • Missed Discounts • Extra Expense • Cost to Recover • Overtime Expense • Increased Fraud Risk • Increased Error Rate • Travel Expenses • Temporary Employees • Damaged Reputation • Customer, Suppliers, Partners, Banks, Financial Markets • Credit Ratings • Penalties • Contractual • Regulatory • Legal
BC/DR Availability Solutions Are Strategy Comprehensive Each Layer in the Stack Must Be Sound Providing A Stable Foundation For The Adjoining Layers The Continuous Service Stack is Interconnected Continuous Service Business Strategic Planning, Architecture Definition, Planning & Control Applications SDLC, Data Structures, Naming Conventions, Quality Standards Change, Problem, and Configuration Management, Management Practices Operations Automation, Logical Security, Middleware, Database Support Systems Operating Systems, Network Protocols Systems Software Hardware Servers, Storage Devices, Routers, Switches Facilities Construction, Environmental, Electro-Mechanical, Utilities,
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