Disaster Recovery Management

Silicon Beach Training Ltd.
Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online/Live | On-site/In-house | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' The high availability of mission-critical processes is a major requirement for the viability of the modern organisation. A disaster could negate the capability of the organization to provide uninterrupted service to its customers.

In this Disaster Recovery Management training course, you learn to identify vulnerabilities and implement appropriate countermeasures to prevent and mitigate threats. You learn techniques for creating a business continuity plan (BCP) and the methodology for building an infrastructure that supports its effective implementation.

Disaster Recovery Management Training Course Objectives
After completing this Disaster Recovery Management training course, you will be able to:

Create, document and test a successful recovery plan for your organization
Perform a risk assessment and Business Impact Assessment (BIA) to identify vulnerabilities
Select and deploy an alternate site for continuity of mission-critical processes
Identify appropriate strategies to recover the infrastructure and processes
Organize and manage recovery teams
Test and maintain an effective recovery plan in a rapidly changing technology environment
Disaster Recovery Management Training Course Content
1. Introduction And Overview
Why a disaster recovery (DR) plan is a crucial asset
Sources of threat
Government codes and legislative requirements for continuity provision
2. Measuring Risk And Avoiding Disaster
Assessing risk in the enterprise

Choosing the assessment method
The five-step risk process
Matching the response to the threat
Identifying mission-critical processes and systems

Evaluating which functions are critical
Setting priorities based on time horizons
Prioritizing processes and applications Implementing disaster avoidance
Avoiding disasters through effective preventive planning
Creating contingency plans for unavoidable threats
The four-step Business Impact Assessment (BIA)

Identifying the threat
Assessing the risk to the enterprise
Identifying business-critical activities
Providing required support from Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
3. Designing Recovery Solutions
Establishing a disaster recovery site

Site choices: hot, warm or cold standby
Build vs. rent or share
Choosing suppliers: in-house vs. third-party
Specifying equipment
Selecting backup and restore strategies

Matching strategy to operational constraints
Meeting the organization’s storage requirements for vital records
Restoring communications and recovering users

Determining vital users with the BIA
Rerouting voice, mail, goods delivery
Eliminating network single points of failure
Connecting end users
Meeting varied user-recovery needs
4. Implementing A Project Management Approach
Managing and documenting the planning project

Identifying stakeholders
Analyzing stakeholder needs
Obtaining the funding commitments
Defining clear goals at the start
Running the project

Controlling the project via tracking
Managing risks and issues
Testing deliverables
5. Responding To Disaster
Creating the recovery plan

Capturing the planning output
Creating recovery-team charters
Defining roles and responsibilities
Responding to recovery scenarios
Information directories and equipment inventories
Directing the disaster recovery teams

Planning and conducting Crisis Communications
Connecting with emergency services
Team actions following a disaster
6. Assuring The Plan & Applying Document Management
Rehearsing the DR plan

The reasons for testing the plan
Considering the impact on the organization’s activities
Using a step-by-step process to test the plan
Developing test scenarios and using test results effectively
Maintaining the DR plan

Applying change control: why and how
Ensuring normal developments are accounted for in the DR plan
Scheduling regular reviews
Applying document management discipline to the plan
...''

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

Phone:+44 (0)1273 622272

School Address/Venue(s):

86 Gloucester Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 4AP
UK

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