KEY ELEMENTS OF A BUSINESS CONTINUITY FRAMEWORK
ComputerWorld TechGuide Security Part 2 ( 14 March 2003 )
Francis Fong, country manager, Strategic Outsourcing, Global Services, of IBM Singapore elaborates on the key elements of a business continuity framework.
Strategy
An effective operational resilience strategy begins with a comprehensive assessment of the risks faced by an enterprise, including those that derive from its position in the industry, as well as from IT and organisational factors.
Organisation
As a company's business model evolves in response to changes in the marketplace, so too must its strategy for sustaining a resilient business environment.
Processes
Identifying the minimum process functionality an enterprise requires to sustain operations in times of stress is key to increasing the company's preparedness for unanticipated events.
Data / Applications
Various measures can help ensure that data and applications can withstand unanticipated events.
Technology
Investment in IT infrastructure must be aligned with an enterprise's overall resiliency objectives.
Overall resilience depends on the reliability and redundancy of nearly all of a company's technology components.
Facilities / Security
Both physical and logical security must be taken into consideration when planning for business resilience.
In addition to taking obvious security measures for protecting their facilities, enterprises must not overlook less-obvious measures for protecting vital corporate information.
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