Disaster recovery
Disaster recovery
Disaster recovery (pronunciation: /dɪˈzɑːstər rɪˈkʌvəri/) is a subset of Business continuity planning aimed at protecting an organization from the effects of significant negative events. These events could be natural disasters, business crises, or other disruptions that could cause a loss of data or productivity.
Etymology
The term "disaster recovery" is derived from the concept of recovering from a catastrophic event. The word "disaster" comes from the Middle French "desastre", which is a combination of "des" (bad) and "astre" (star), implying a "bad star" or a negative astrological event. The term "recovery" comes from the Latin "recuperare", meaning to regain or reclaim.
Related Terms
- Business continuity planning: The process of creating systems of prevention and recovery to deal with potential threats to a company.
- Data backup: The process of copying files or databases so that they will be preserved in case of equipment failure or other catastrophe.
- Risk management: The identification, evaluation, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability or impact of unfortunate events.
- Emergency management: The organization and management of resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies, in particular preparedness, response and recovery in order to lessen the impact of disasters.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Disaster recovery
- Wikipedia's article - Disaster recovery
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