Your Information Systems Backup Plan (ISBP) aims at providing your organization with a solid action plan for dealing with any possible disaster that may affect your corporate information systems. Information is a crucial organizational resource, and therefore, an ISBP is your guarantee of quick and effective action for returning to normal operations.
The goal of an Information Systems Backup Plan (ISBP) is to identify all possible disruptions to user services. Taking into account input from everyone involved, the ISBP outlines a specific procedure for returning to normal operations as fast as possible after every possible disruption. An ISBP also includes a contingency plan for each administrative unit in order to ensure an acceptable level of activity during a service interruption.
An Information Systems Backup Plan (ISBP) includes:
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Identification of all possible disruptions of information systems;
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Identification of all resources that are capable of facilitating a return to normal;
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Identification and organization of every action that is required in order to facilitate the return to normal;
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Identification of the prerequisites for backup plan implementation;
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Identification of a means of maintaining organizational operations during a disruption (contingency plan).
