Natural and man-made disasters can jeopardize the operations and future of any company today. Hurricanes, earthquakes and terrorist or cyberattacks are just a few examples of potentially crippling threats. As a result, the development of a disaster recovery plan is a must to ensure ongoing business processes in the wake of a crisis situation.

This checklist from TechRepublic Premium will help you identify the main elements you should include as you plan for catastrophes, both minor and major.

From the download:

1. Analyze your environment

Analyze your environment to get a feel for how all the pieces fit together. Look at it with a disaster in mind — whether one that involves a partial loss of data and services or a complete catastrophe that results in the destruction of the site. Determine what you need and don’t need in order to function after a disaster. Power and internet access are probably no-brainers.

The download comprises a 12-page PDF and Word document.

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