Ch6 Terms Flashcards
Disaster
Any event that causes partial or complete disruption to business.
Failover
Moving operations to a Secondary site in the event the Primary goes down.
Failback
Restoring operations back to the Primary site once fixed.
Resource Saturation
A resource has more load than it can handle
BC
Business Continuity
DR
Disaster Recovery
Business Continuity
The Processes and Procedures used in the event of a disaster.
Disaster Recovery
Restoring business operations back to normal after a disaster
Examples of Disasters…
• Human Error
• Technological Failure
• Natural Disasters
BIA
Business Impact Analysis
Business Impact Analysis
An evaluation of how much a disaster would affect a company.
• Measured in revenue, reputation
Three Tiers (BIA)
Tier 1: Mission Critical
Tier 2: Important
Tier 3: Non-Essential
RTO
Recovery Time Objective
RPO
Recovery Point Objective
Recovery Time Objective
The maximum amount of time it should take for a site to fully recover.
