WELCOME TO DEPAUL UNIVERSITY’S LDRPS 10:LIVING DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING SOFTWARE

WHAT IS BUSINESS CONTINUITY?

An on-going, coordinated program of strategies, plans and procedures Ensures critical resources are available in the

event of a physical disruption to any part of the university

Changes as the university changes

Business continuity bridges the gap between a disaster and recovery

Business continuity identifies weak links in the flow of information & establishes procedures to eliminate downtime

GOALS OF BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING

Protect our students, faculty, and staffDefine service alternatives for critical processes, applications, and hardwareMinimize the extent of interruptionLimit financial losses and hardshipsEnhance University confidence

SOME KEY ELEMENTS THAT MAKE UP BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANS

Teams needed to restore processes Tasks that need to be performed Vendor Information – who will you rely on for

supplies, resources, etc. Software, equipment, and supplies needed to

restore services Call Lists

PLAN UPDATES AND EXERCISING

Plans should be reviewed for changes at least every 6 months or anytime there is a change in staffing or the processes.

We will assist you with exercising your plan every 12-18 months, including one overall university exercise on a yearly basis. You may want to exercise other elements such as

the calling tree MORE often.

GETTING STARTED

Contact Ed or Cheryl to get started!: Ed Gregory, egregory@depaul.edu, x25374Cheryl Hover, chover@depaul.edu, x27078

We will set up a meeting to go over the software and provide guidance on what is needed in your plan.

You will be set up with a login and password to start entering plans into our software planning tool.

Web-site to log into: https://ondemand.sungard.com/

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