Imagine a situation in which a flash flood causes a total power
outage at a data center, or one in which an act of vandalism
interrupts power to a section of the data center. The resultant
non-availability of this data center could have a negative
impact on the business, more so when critical IT services are
delivered from this data center. Disaster recovery (DR) is thus
of prime importance, and it is Business impact analysis The
first step in any risk assessment methodology is the formation
of a steering committee consisting of top management
representatives, heads of operations, and facilities teams, and
business heads. Along with consultants, the role of this
committee is to: - Determine legal, contractual and regulatory
obligations associated with business processes critical to
business continuity. - Identify and prioritize key products and
services and critical business processes supporting their
delivery. - Determine people, process and technology
dependencies of these processes. - Determine activities