Business Continuity vs. Disaster Recovery: What’s the Difference?

In business, downtime is costly, especially for SMEs. Business continuity (BC) maintains operations during disruptions, while disaster recovery (DR) restores functionality afterward. BC is proactive; DR is reactive. Effective plans combine both. ExpressBCP offers templates to help you create comprehensive BC and DR plans, ensuring resilience against potential crises, minimizing downtime and protecting revenue.

2 Examples of How Planning for Disaster Recovery Is Not the Same as Business Continuity Planning

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity are often used interchangeably. However the truth is that there’s a slight difference between the two. The former for one primarily focuses on the IT &T (Information Technology & Telecommunication) aspects of a business. The latter, on the other hand, covers all or most of the critical processes. In other …