{"id":31777,"date":"2026-10-06T22:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T20:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wedoback.com\/?page_id=31777"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:00:35","slug":"drp-bcp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wedoback.com\/en\/guides\/drp-bcp\/","title":{"rendered":"DRP and BCP: the IT continuity guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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DRP and BCP: the IT continuity guide<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Resuming after a disaster or carrying on through it: definitions, costs, RPO, RTO, testing and a method for SMEs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What is a DRP?<\/b>A DRP is the written, tested procedure for restarting operations after a disaster, usually on a standby environment, within an agreed timeframe.<\/span><\/a>What is a BCP?<\/b>A BCP keeps essential services running during an outage. The standby environment is already up; it is not built after the disaster.<\/span><\/a>What is the difference between a DRP and a BCP?<\/b>A BCP limits downtime: the standby is already running. A DRP accepts downtime, then restarts the servers from a chosen backup.<\/span><\/a>DRP or BCP: which should you choose?<\/b>Choose a BCP if downtime is measured in minutes and is already too costly. Choose a DRP if a few hours of downtime are acceptable.<\/span><\/a>How much does a DRP cost?<\/b>A DRP costs preparation every month (copies, agents, addresses) and activation per day on the day of a disaster. The standby does not run continuously.<\/span><\/a>How much does a BCP cost?<\/b>A BCP is paid for every month, incident or not, because the standby instances stay running. The price follows the number and size of servers.<\/span><\/a>How do you build a DRP for an SME?<\/b>An SME's DRP comes down to a list of servers, an agreed timeframe, a place to restart and a dated test. Everything else is detail.<\/span><\/a>How do you test a DRP?<\/b>Test a DRP in stages, from the document to a real failover. A server showing a login screen has not proved that the business can work.<\/span><\/a>How often should you test your DRP?<\/b>Check boot-up often, and run a real failover at least once a year, plus after every change of server or key person.<\/span><\/a>What is an RPO?<\/b>The RPO is the maximum amount of work you are prepared to lose, expressed as the time elapsed since the last restorable copy.<\/span><\/a>What is an RTO?<\/b>The RTO is the maximum acceptable downtime, from the moment of the incident until the service is usable again.<\/span><\/a>How do you determine your RPO?<\/b>Determine your RPO by costing what it takes to redo N hours of work, then choosing the backup frequency that this cost justifies.<\/span><\/a>How do you determine your RTO?<\/b>Determine your RTO by costing each hour of downtime, then comparing it with the actual duration of a restore you have already timed.<\/span><\/a>What should you do after a cyberattack?<\/b>After a cyberattack, isolate systems, preserve evidence, find a clean copy and never restore onto a network that is still compromised.<\/span><\/a>How do you restart your IT systems after ransomware?<\/b>Restart from a copy predating the intrusion, on a clean network, in a set order, after removing the attacker's access.<\/span><\/a>How do you ensure continuity for a critical server?<\/b>A critical server needs an off-site copy, a properly sized standby, a start-up order and a dated test. The rest of the infrastructure can wait.<\/span><\/a>How do you keep a business application available during an outage?<\/b>A business application stays available if its standby is already reachable, with consistent data, without reconfiguring workstations one by one.<\/span><\/a>Outsourced DRP: pros and cons<\/b>An outsourced DRP avoids a second site. It depends on the provider, the link, the encryption key and a test you still need to carry out.<\/span><\/a>Outsourced BCP: pros and cons<\/b>An outsourced BCP runs the standby at a provider. It requires a working on-site agent, an adequate link and a prepared failback.<\/span><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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