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TMI BlogGuidelines for Setting up Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Plans (BCP) Centers for IT / ITES SEZsX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... recovery or continuation of technology infrastructure critical to a business organization after a natural or human-induced disaster occurs. Disaster recovery may be seen as a subset of business continuity. While business continuity involves planning for keeping all aspects of a business functioning in the midst of disruptive events, disaster recovery focuses on the IT or technology systems that support business functions. DR/BCP are essential for businesses today and more especially for IT/ITES businesses. Businesses with no DR/BCP systems i.e. no saved information, no documentation, no backup hardware, and no contingency plan are unable to put into place any recovery time objectives (RTO) which is the duration of time a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rm a set of conditions/events occurring in the business area as a `disaster' the effect of such events should clearly be of "such a nature or magnitude as to be beyond the coping capacity" of the business enterprises of the affected area and it must have the effect of causing major hindrance or stoppage of work at the business unit. In addition IT sector can be adversely affected by major power outages, industrial sabotage, data theft, cyber attack etc. These events may also have a major disruptive effect of hindering the business activity of the IT/ITES unit or cause stoppage of work at the unit. 2. Movement of back up data on tapes/ storage devices from SEZs to locations outside the SEZ. Prevention and ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... uch approval will allow the SEZ unit to relocate its operations, data and employees to the DRC/BCP location upon the occurrence of a disaster. If the DR/BCP location is within another SEZ / EOU the DC of such SEZ/EOU may also be consulted prior to issue of approval. b) While making an application to DC office, the list of sites identified for DR/BCP operations by the unit as well as the list of calamities / events which are covered under `disaster' must be stated and thereafter approved by the DC. c) A DR/BCP location will be provided with adequate infrastructure including tele communication links, administrative support systems, data back up and retrieval systems as well as seating/workstations for personnel. d) ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e immediately. 4. Setting up DRC/BCP Centres in SEZ by Third Party clients There is a growing demand for setting up DR/BCP sites for third parties overseas clients in India within SEZs. Such centres would be provided by the SEZ units. As in such cases the DR/BCP centre would constitute a space with adequate infrastructure including tele-communication links, administrative support systems, data back up and retrieval systems as well as seating/workstations for personnel, which will be activated/operatinalised in the event of a disaster. In addition to the guidelines put into place for setting up DRC/BCP Centres by SEZ Units as per para 3 above, this business model in SEZs calls for additional considerations ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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