MentisCell – DRP (Disaster Recovery Plan)

Summary

DRP (Disaster Recovery Plan) is a formally documented plan that describes the procedures to be followed to recover and restore critical business services after a disaster. It includes strategies for restoring IT systems, applications, and data, and may involve new implementations to meet service continuity requirements. DRP is aligned with recovery objectives such as RTO and RPO.

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MentisCell – DRP

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A Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) provides a structured approach to respond to disruptive events such as cyberattacks, hardware failures, or natural disasters.
It ensures that essential IT services are restored within acceptable recovery objectives, minimizing downtime and business impact.

Main functions

Preparedness: establish clear recovery procedures before a disaster occurs.
System restoration: define steps to recover IT infrastructure, applications, and data.
Risk mitigation: reduce financial, operational, and reputational damage.
Compliance: meet regulatory and contractual requirements for resilience.
Testing and validation: ensure recovery procedures are effective and up to date.
Adaptability: allow new implementations to meet evolving continuity requirements.

Key components

Risk assessment: identify potential threats and vulnerabilities.
Business Impact Analysis (BIA): determine critical processes and recovery priorities.
Recovery strategies: define backup, replication, and failover solutions.
Roles and responsibilities: assign tasks to recovery teams.
Communication plan: ensure stakeholders are informed during a crisis.
Testing and maintenance: regularly validate and update the plan.

Essence

Formally documented plan for recovery after disruption.
Defines procedures, roles, and recovery objectives.
Includes possibility of new implementations to meet continuity needs.
Essential for resilience, compliance, and risk management.

Interconnections

BIA — DRP is informed by business impact analysis.
RPO — DRP defines acceptable data loss thresholds.
RTO — DRP sets recovery time objectives.
ITSM — DRP aligns with service management processes.
ITOM — DRP integrates with operational monitoring and automation.

Contributors

Reviewed with the support of Microsoft Copilot on 2025-11-10.
Validation and editorial direction by Jorge Godoy.