Method for reducing adverse effects of a disaster or other similar event upon the continuity of a business
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1. A method for reducing adverse effects upon a business or a recovering business activities in the event of a disaster to or other disruption of use of facilities, systems, materials, personnel, or other aspects of or relating to the business, comprising:
- (a) carrying out research regarding the business and risks of a disaster or disruption;
(b) interviewing personnel knowledgeable of one or more aspects of the business or the risks of a disaster or disruption to better understand the business and the risks;
(c) training team leaders as to what to do in the event of the disaster or disruption and how to communicate with each other and their respective team members during or after that disaster or disruption;
(d) training team members specific to their areas of responsibility;
(e) estimating time to recover or gain access to servers and applications taking into consideration effects of dependencies of one server or application on another server or application;
(f) carrying out simulated events;
(g) setting up a contingency organization that would be instituted at the time of the event; and
(h) planning for support services for team leaders and team members who would assist with maintaining business continuity or recovering the business.
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A method for reducing the adverse effects upon the continuity of a business or the recovery thereof in the event of a disaster to or interruption of the facilities, systems, materials, personnel, or other aspects of or relating to the business.
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1. A method for reducing adverse effects upon a business or a recovering business activities in the event of a disaster to or other disruption of use of facilities, systems, materials, personnel, or other aspects of or relating to the business, comprising:
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(a) carrying out research regarding the business and risks of a disaster or disruption;
(b) interviewing personnel knowledgeable of one or more aspects of the business or the risks of a disaster or disruption to better understand the business and the risks;
(c) training team leaders as to what to do in the event of the disaster or disruption and how to communicate with each other and their respective team members during or after that disaster or disruption;
(d) training team members specific to their areas of responsibility;
(e) estimating time to recover or gain access to servers and applications taking into consideration effects of dependencies of one server or application on another server or application;
(f) carrying out simulated events;
(g) setting up a contingency organization that would be instituted at the time of the event; and
(h) planning for support services for team leaders and team members who would assist with maintaining business continuity or recovering the business. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for reducing adverse effects upon a business or recovering business activities in an event of a disaster to or other disruption of use of facilities, systems, materials, personnel, or other aspects of or relating to the business, comprising:
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(a) carrying out research regarding the business;
(b) identifying risks of a disaster or disruption to the business;
(c) identifying computer-related assets used in the business; and
(d) developing an event plan that is to be executed in the event of the disaster or disruption, wherein the plan is based specifically on the business, at least one of the identified risks, and at least one of the identified computer-related assets. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for maintaining or regaining at least partial activities of a business following an event that prevents or impedes access to at least one asset used in the business, comprising:
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(a) identifying where within a facility the at least one asset is located;
(b) creating a description of the location of the at least one asset;
(c) developing a retrieval plan by which a retrieving entity would retrieve the at least one asset; and
(d) developing a tracking plan by which a tracking entity that is to retrieve the at least one asset is tracked during retrieval by a tracking entity. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 23)
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