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Enhancing Business Continuity through Robust Disaster Recovery Planning: Implementing and Refining BCP / DRP to Ensure Operational Resilience

Wasif Khan

Abstract: In the current technological world, BCP and DRP are some of the most valuable planning tools for any organization. Since organizations invoke digital technologies to support their activities and as their business grows more reliant on technology, the risks and vulnerability to cybersecurity breaches, Illness disasters, and system outages grow significantly, undermining the stability of business operations. As organizations continue to rely on digital technologies to support commerce, stability, and functionality, they become more vulnerable to cyberattacks, natural disasters, or system failures that undermine business operations' stability. Organizations must take an active role in identifying and preventing risk because this paper discusses the primary thrust of the BCP/DRP strategy. This brings out the issue of risk analysis and Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to prioritize systems that need the utmost resources in case of a disaster. The paper also discusses cloud - based DR solutions, which provide organizations with agile, elastic, and economic models of DR that provide increased operational capability. In addition, it covers the implications of automating recovery and the implementation of AI and ML to improve recoverability, diminish downtime, and forecast future interruptions for better recovery planning. The enforcement of regulatory standards is considered crucial, and reminding the organizations that the testing and updating of BCP/DRP plans must be carried out consistently is also considered imperative, as are all other points. Finally, the paper recommends continued improvement of the BCP/DRP solutions for better accommodation of the existing threats in order to enable organizations to restore their functionality with minimal disruption quickly. It is and will remain a top priority for organizations to protect their business continuity and, where possible, apply advanced technologies for continual improvement in the wake of volatility.

Keywords: Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP), Operational Resilience, Risk Assessment, Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Automation, Cloud - Based Disaster Recovery, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Compliance, Governance

Edition: Volume 11 Issue 12, December 2022

Pages: 1382 - 1391

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