IT Disaster Recovery Planning

Disaster Recovery Planning for Employees from all organisations such as Government, NGOs and the Private Sector Companies. You get either a Laptop or Tablet which you take home after your training. The cost is very affordable and the hours are very flexible. APPLY NOW

Why Attend IT Disaster Recovery Planning

This course provides participants with concrete solutions, strategies and insights into the delivery of an effective IT infrastructure and disaster recovery plan with the goal of establishing resilience measures to protect their organizations’ IT.

Using tested processes and procedures, participants will analyze the risks and impact to IT operations that threats might cause. A framework for building operational resilience will be provided to deliver an effective response for safeguarding the organizations technology interests and value-creating activities.

This practical course provides participants with a framework that considers ISO 27031, ISO 20000, ITIL and ISO 22301, aligned with the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) 2013 and NCEMA 7000-2012.

 IT Disaster Recovery Planning Course Methodology

This course will be highly interactive and include group discussions, videos, case studies and syndicate work.

Risk Evaluation, BIA and High Level IT DR Plan Templates will be applied during the course and given for use after the course. Supporting information, such as Steering Committee Terms of Reference (ToR’s), Change Management, DR Test Strategy and testing processes and procedures will also be made available.

It includes specific templates for carrying-out a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) as well as completion of an IT DR Plan (DRP) that participants will be able to take away for use in their own organizations.

IT Disaster Recovery Planning Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

IT Disaster Recovery Planning Target Audience

IT managers and professionals, including Disaster Recovery (DR) managers or anyone responsible for, or involved with, Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP), Business Continuity Plans (BCP) and/or technology and IT auditing.

Target Competencies

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Location:

South Africa

Training Dates:

Each course starts every Monday of each week. Please book your training on a date that is a Monday.

Course Duration: 1 Week (Beginners)

Unit Standard:

NQF Level:

Number of Credits:

Course Fees

Note: Please fill in the online application form on the left or bottom if this page to receive a quotation with detailed pricing from AATICD.

How to Apply:

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1.1. Full payment for the training workshop must be made at least 5 days before the scheduled workshop date.

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2.2. Cancellations made 15 to 29 days before the workshop date will be eligible for a 50% refund of the total payment.

2.3. Cancellations made less than 14 days before the workshop date will not be eligible for a refund.

2.4. Participants who fail to attend the workshop without prior notice will not be eligible for a refund.

3. Rescheduling

3.1. If a participant wishes to reschedule, a request must be submitted at least 14 days in advance, subject to availability.

3.2. A rescheduling fee may apply.

4. Workshop Cancellation by the Organizer

4.1. AATICD reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the workshop due to unforeseen circumstances, including but not limited to low enrolment, trainer unavailability, or force majeure events.

4.2. In the event of cancellation by AATICD, participants will be offered a full refund or the option to attend a rescheduled session.

4.3. AATICD is not responsible for any additional costs incurred by participants, such as travel or accommodation expenses.

5. Refund Processing

5.1. Approved refunds will be processed within 7 business days from the date of cancellation approval.

5.2. Refunds will be issued using the original payment method unless otherwise agreed.

6. Contact Information

For any questions regarding payments and refunds, please contact us at:

Email: apply@aaticd.co.za

Phone: +27 73 016 5042

By registering for the workshop, participants agree to abide by these terms and conditions.

In-House Trainings are also available for 3 or more delegates for any duration. Please consult with our Administration for such In-House training bookings.

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Course Outline

• IT infrastructure
  • The issue of resilience
  • ISO 27031 Relationship with Information Security Management System (ISMS)
  • Data center and IT infrastructure
  • Operational sustainability
    • Data center site infrastructure tier standard
    • Elements of operational sustainability
  • Infrastructure strategy and policy
    • The strategy – how and depth
    • The policy requirements
    • Site and building protection
    • Network and information systems protection
• Risk evaluation and Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
  • Site and building risk assessment
  • PESTEL analysis (Political, Economic, Sociological, Technological, Legal, Environmental)
  • Types of BIA; strategic, tactical and operational
  • Implementation methods for technology BIA
• Managing recovery plans
  • Processes and procedures for supply chain management using a 3PQ (Third Party Questionnaire) approach, aligned with BSI PAS 7000
  • On and off-site data and information storage, including emergency response arrangements
  • Change management processes and procedures for day-to-day requirements
  • Risk control measures for critical supporting equipment and systems
• Understanding IT disaster recovery (DR) and reviewing the main activities
  • DR lifecycle, including resources and training
  • IT DR as part of the ISMS
  • Scope of IT elements and requirements
• IT disaster recovery plans
  • Building technology recovery plans
    • Plan ownership and structure, and roles and responsibilities of IT DR Team
    • Data and information sources, and internal and external dependencies
    • Best practice considerations using ISO 27301, as well as ISO 20000 and ITIL
    • Managing and recovering end-user computing and communications technology and infrastructure
    • Recovery options
  • Developing, implementing and testing
    • Ownership and plan structure
    • Roles and responsibilities of BC Champion and Team Leaders
    • Command, Coordination, Communications and Intelligence (C3i)
    • Role of the command center and essentials
    • Equipment and supporting information
    • Producing Situation Reports (SITREPS)
    • Types of testing/exercising
  • Major incident response
    • Defining an “incident” and the escalation process
    • Establishing Command, Coordination and Communications (3C)
    • Clarifying the role of the Network Operations Centre (NOC)
    • Emergency response and plan invocation
    • Consideration of the supporting information, equipment and systems required
    • Production of Situation Reports (SITREPS), activity logging and tools
  • Post incident review
    • Learning from incidents
    • The value of post-incident review
    • Post-incident process
• Audit and maintenance
  • What is the function of an IT audit?
  • Steering Committee and Terms of Reference (ToR’s)
  • Overriding management review and continuous improvement
  • Incorporating DR into the organization lifecycle processes and establishing virtual teams
  • DR documentation and working with internal and external audit functions