What is Disaster Preparation Planning?

Disaster preparation planning is the implementation of strategies and procedures that minimise damage in the event a catastrophe destroys your data.

While precautions can be taken to minimise the effects of this type of occurrence (UPS devices, password protection, and so forth), unfortunately there is nothing that can safeguard your data 100 per cent. The purpose of a Disaster Preparation plan (DPP) is to return to an operational status as quickly as possible.

This section sets out some ideas for Disaster Preparation Planning. Should the worst happen, a telephone call to the Help Line should be one of your first steps.