Smart Spending on IT DR: Using BIA to Minimize Risk and Costs

Technology underpins virtually every business process. Whether it’s customer-facing operations like order processing or internal functions like payroll, technology is integral to business continuity. As such, the IT component of your business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) plans is a critical priority. This article explores how organizations can ensure their IT recovery time objectives (RTOs) and disaster recovery (DR) spending align with business needs by leveraging insights from business impact analysis (BIA), addressing challenges in IT asset visibility, and optimizing IT DR processes. The Role of Business Impact Analysis At its core, a BIA focuses on understanding and prioritizing business…