Question

A company has contracted with an outside vendor to perform a service that will provide hardware, software, and procedures in case of a catastrophic failure of the primary datacenter. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is concerned because this contract does not include a long-term strategy for extended outages.

Which of the following should the CIO complete?

A. Disaster recovery plan
B. Business continuity plan
C. Service level agreement
D. First responder training

Answer 1

Answer: Option (b) is correct.

In the following scenario Chief Information Officer is perturbed because the agreement does not include a strategy(long-term) for extended outages. Therefore, in such case the CIO should complete Business continuity plan.

Business continuity planning can be referred to as the technique which is responsible for creating a structure of thwarting and recuperation from potential threats to a organization.

The plan assure that work force and assets are secured and can function rapidly at times of a disaster. The plan is usually apprehended in advance and includes input from stakeholders .