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Calder Logistics runs its order system from a single data centre. The board asks the IT director to document how the company would restore its servers, network and data at an alternative site after a fire destroys the centre. Which document or plan does this request describe?

The request describes a disaster recovery plan. It documents how servers, networks and data would be restored at an alternative site after a major incident such as a fire, which is the IT recovery element of wider business continuity planning.

  1. AA disaster recovery plan covering restoration of IT infrastructure and dataCorrect
  2. BA strategic IT plan setting long-term technology investment priorities
  3. CA service level agreement with the company's broadband supplier
  4. DAn information systems audit programme testing user access rights

Explanation

A disaster recovery plan is the IT-focused element of continuity planning and sets out how systems, networks and data are restored after a major incident. The strategic IT plan concerns future investment, not recovery. An SLA governs supplier service levels and an audit programme tests controls, so neither documents restoration.

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