{"id":20359,"date":"2021-04-29T00:00:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T00:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exigotech.com.au\/?p=20359"},"modified":"2024-05-06T17:10:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T11:40:23","slug":"implant-business-resilience-and-flexibility-into-your-business-continuity-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exigotech.co\/au\/blog\/implant-business-resilience-and-flexibility-into-your-business-continuity-plan","title":{"rendered":"Implant Business Resilience and Flexibility into Your Business Continuity Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first rule of\u00a0<a href=\"\/au\/services\/business-communications\"><strong>business continuity<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0planning\u00a0is to expect the unexpected. So, if you want to minimise the impact of a disruptive incident then be prepared for both the known unknown and unknown unknowns. Every disaster whether it is a power outage, fire,\u00a0<a href=\"\/au\/services\/networks\/palo-alto\"><strong>cyber-attack<\/strong><\/a>, flood or now the global pandemic is different in character and requires different execution, but good continuity planning with business resilience is always adaptable. The current pandemic not only presents a serious threat to the people but is also crashing businesses and economics across the world.<\/p>\n<p>A recent study from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2020-03-10-gartner-business-continuity-survey-shows-just-twelve-percernt-of-organizations-are-highly-prepared-for-coronavirsu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Gartner<\/strong><\/a> on business continuity revealed that only 12% of the organisations are\u00a0actually prepared\u00a0for the impact of Covid-19. Many organisations have now started focusing on how best to cope up with the short term and long-term disruptions.\u00a0Organisations need to be resilient\u00a0allowing\u00a0for adaptation and supports\u00a0data flows, anytime application access and disparate team. By adapting quickly and shifting the business priorities such organisations\u00a0can prepare themselves\u00a0for the new normal in the current battlefield.<\/p>\n<p>Success depends on proactively\u00a0<a href=\"\/au\/services\/infrastructure\/cloud-services\/disaster-recovery\"><strong>managing<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0addressing these critical situations through applying\u00a0business resilience practices which\u00a0assures\u00a0that your organisation\u00a0follows\u00a0the latest industry regulations. This will in turn improve your brand value in front of your stakeholders and customers. The business resilience plan will also act as a backbone for all your operations giving you a head start.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Business Resilience?<\/h2>\n<p>Business resilience is the ways in which companies are designed to function in times of crisis. It is a form of constant adaptation, agile building and processes that not only respond to incidents\u00a0but become stronger as a result. Resilience acts like a sixth\u00a0sense for businesses, allowing them to stay ahead of the situation and recognise and respond in the best possible way.<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"What is Business Resilience?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"Business resilience is the ways in which companies are designed to function in times of crisis. It is a form of constant adaptation, agile building and processes that not only respond to incidents\u00a0but become stronger as a result. Resilience acts like a sixth\u00a0sense for businesses, allowing them to stay ahead of the situation and recognise and respond in the best possible way.\"\n    }\n  }\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now, why does resilience\u00a0in disaster recovery\u00a0matter? you may ask.<\/p>\n<p>Well, in uncertain times it is the\u00a0resilience that keeps companies sharp thinking and builds a well-designed plan to respond to challenges. Challenges can be turned into opportunities for growth, optimisation and success with such\u00a0a\u00a0business resilience strategy.<\/p>\n<p>A robust business continuity management\u00a0considers several strategic priorities and integral elements. The business resilience framework is not just a standalone\u00a0project as it\u00a0also\u00a0takes into account\u00a0the\u00a0people, process and\u00a0<a href=\"\/au\/services\/consulting\/technology-consulting\"><strong>technology<\/strong><\/a> to establish, implement, monitor and maintain for continuous business operation.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/exigotech.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Building-Business-Resilience1.jpg\" alt=\"Business resilience 2 \u2013 Exigo Tech \" width=\"940\" height=\"440\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Some Best Practices for Implementing Business Resilience During a Disaster<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To overcome any disaster in business it is important to implement\u00a0a\u00a0continuity plan that includes\u00a0flexibility and\u00a0resilience.\u00a0A strong business resilience strategy from\u00a0Exigo\u00a0Tech encompasses some general strands\u00a0as below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Draft a Strong Business Resilience Plan<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is important to have a reliable architecture that is easy to manage and should be designed in a way that the organisation can access all its data and components\u00a0even during a breach. A native clustering is needed and because no matter how well-developed the business resilience plan you have\u00a0produced;\u00a0it will be of no use if it is not available when required. So, it should be flexible and must be able to deploy quickly with high scalability.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Data Protection Solution<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The most common threat for businesses these days is cyber-attacks and so it is necessary to have data protection and recovery as a part of business resilience. Integrate\u00a0an\u00a0effective backup strategy, multi-faceted security solution and security best practices into\u00a0your\u00a0<strong><a href=\"\/au\/blog\/seven-key-components-of-a-business-continuity-plan-preparing-your-business-for-the-worst\">business continuity plan<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Disaster Recovery Plan<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During any incident, businesses must\u00a0come up with\u00a0a plan to put the critical systems back on track as quickly as possible. This is important to avoid any further damages and one of the best\u00a0practices is to have a plan B and a disaster recovery site that is easily manageable and away from the primary site.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Expertise and Trained Personnel<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In\u00a0the\u00a0event of an incident, employees must have the required knowledge to successfully execute the business resilience plan on time. To achieve this,\u00a0there is a need for training sessions to be conducted. But it is also essential to have a good survival plan in case the experts\u00a0are also\u00a0affected by the disaster.<\/p>\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<p>To sum\u00a0it\u00a0up, business resilience and business continuity are indispensable for organisations to maintain global competitiveness as it prepares them to bounce back from any blow. Resilience is about assessing the failures and mitigating them rather than never failing. Formulating a business resilience strategy and continuity plan is difficult to achieve,\u00a0but with proper planning and execution coupled with trust, one can get over the line. At\u00a0Exigo\u00a0Tech we help organisations recover and navigate through\u00a0a disaster ensuring productivity and business continuity even in times of crisis. Call us on <strong><a href=\"tel:1300 394 468\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">1300 EXIGOTECH (394 468)<\/a> <\/strong>or drop us an email at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:sales@exigotech.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sales@exigotech.com.au<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to know more about disaster recovery and management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first rule of\u00a0business continuity\u00a0planning\u00a0is to expect the unexpected. 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