How Does It Work? Our proven approach to BC/DR includes:

BC/DR Assessment: What's at risk? We conduct an assessment of the types of hazards that exist across a variety of points of view, from natural hazards to employee well being. The work product includes data from several government agencies on the hazards and historical context of those hazards specific to your location(s).

Business/Application Impact Analysis: What's it worth? This is where we really determine what the organization is trying to protect. Rather than look at the business processes from the standpoint of “impacts” to the organization for being down, the approach is to have the organization determine and document the value of each business process.

Process and Technology Mapping: Where does it live? We deliver a detailed Visio flow chart of each business process in both a normal production environment and then also in a continuity state. Then we do the same for IT – with a Visio diagram of the infrastructure supporting each business process for production and continuity. Business continuity Determine the business processes that enable your company to function until systems can be restored. These processes include customer communication and coordination as well as manual workarounds.

Recovery and Continuity Tactics: How will you recover? The executives are gathered to make some decisions on the best way to close the gaps between the current state recovery capability and the recovery objectives they decided upon in the second phase.

BC/DR Planning: Who's responsible? At this phase of the cycle, we provide detailed plans that easily allow the Incident Management Team, the identified Business Continuity and IT teams to execute detailed instructions to recover quickly and orderly from any hazard.

• Incident management Plan: for the initial disaster response, on-the-spot decision-making and resource management;
• Business Continuity Plan: Step by step instructions on how to continue customer facing business operations in the temporary absence of IT services or normal worksite locations;
• Disaster recovery: Address how IT systems will be restored, including application recovery, data validation and user connectivity.

Before any plans are initiated, SidePath takes the time to understand your business. We work with you to explore vulnerabilities and potential threats to your business and as a result, develop the right policy for you.

We provide the strategy and training you need to continue business operations in the days, weeks and months after a disaster. Our deliverables include data from a variety of reliable sources—including FEMA and national earthquake data feeds—giving us an accurate understanding of risks by region.

Business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) methodologies increase the likelihood that a business will recover from any disaster. The end product is an organization-specific plan that details the processes employees should follow to respond quickly and confidently to a variety of possible scenarios.

Our seasoned subject matter experts work with you to understand and prioritize your business risks. We provide a highly visual plan, as well as training, to ensure everyone in your business is prepared. As a result, you’ll be able to bring order to chaos and restore operations expediently if unplanned interruptions occur.