Define: "Business Continuity" in Business
Multi-headcount capital waste
"An untested backup is just a wish. Demand quarterly failover testing, or refuse to sign off on the continuity plan."
The advanced planning and preparation undertaken to ensure an organization can maintain critical functions during a disaster.
What does "Business Continuity" actually mean?
"Pretending a dusty, untested backup server running Windows 2008 in a remote closet will magically save the company from ransomware."
"Please review the updated business continuity plan to ensure your department is prepared for unforeseen disruptions."
"We invoked the business continuity plan, which consisted entirely of three engineers frantically Googling how to restore the Active Directory."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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