2. On the Menu Business Continuity Planning Cause Real Cost & Impact of
Basics
Cause
& Impact of 
IT Disasters
Real Cost
of System Downtime
Real Cost
of System Downtime
Preventing Permanent Data Loss
Maximizing Recovery
Time
On the Menu

3. We all have a lot on our plate.
It takes a lot to:
run a business.
care for customers.
lead a department.
manage a team.
develop business relationships.
just do your job.
Juggling is hard. Balance isn’t easy.

4. Business Continuity Planning gets put on the back-burner.

5. Cause & Impact of IT Disasters
Malware
Web
Property
Damage
Outages & Surges
Employees & Targeted Attacks
Accidents & Nature

6. The Real Cost of System Downtime
LABOR COSTS
[PxExRxH]

7. The Real Cost of System Downtime
REVENUE LOSS
[(GR / TH) x I x H]

8. The Real Cost of System Downtime
INTANGIBLE COSTS

9. 131 40% “ “ 1 in e-mails contain dangerous malware.
SOURCE: SYMENTEC, 2016
percent of small businesses never reopen their doors following a disaster.
40%
SOURCE: FEMA “ “
The only thing harder than planning for a disaster is explaining why you didn’t.

10. Business Continuity Planning Basics
It’s not just about data.

11. Business Continuity Planning Basics
Conduct a Business Impact Analysis.
What cant you survive without?
Identify, define & refine your own unique version of ‘mission critical.’
How does outage duration impact your definition?

12. Business Continuity Planning Basics
People
Processes
Data

13. Business Continuity Planning Basics
Identify all mission critical:
Functions
Business Units
People
Responsibilities
People

14. Business Continuity Planning Basics
Identify tasks, processes & systems.
Ask, answer & record:
When/how often is each function & task performed?
What systems are used?
Where are files saved?
Who/what else is involved?
Processes

15. Business Continuity Planning Basics
Perform regular backups, supplemental to the cloud.
Determine appropriate frequency for you.
Select backup solution based on recovery time.
How long can you survive?
Data

16. Putting it all together.
1. ANALYZE
2. DATA BACKUPS
3. DOCUMENT
4. TEST & TRAIN
Create your plan.
Putting it all together.

17. We’re Here to Help.
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