A disaster recovery plan would be useful when trying to restore IT infrastructure operations after a non- planned interruption. A disaster recovery plan is a document that outlines the steps and procedures to recover from a major disruption of IT services caused by natural or man-made disasters, such as fire, flood, earthquake, cyberattack, etc. A disaster recovery plan typically includes:
* A list of critical IT assets and resources that need to be protected and restored
* A list of roles and responsibilities of IT staff and stakeholders involved in the recovery process
* A list of backup and recovery strategies and tools for data, applications, servers, networks, etc.
* A list of communication channels and methods for notifying users, customers, vendors, etc.
* A list of testing and validation methods for ensuring the functionality and integrity of restored systems
* A list of metrics and criteria for measuring the effectiveness and efficiency of the recovery process A disaster recovery plan helps IT organizations to minimize downtime, data loss, and financial impact of a disaster, as well as to resume normal operations as quickly as possible.