Strategic framework that ensures Safety and Security of the employees,
Critical Business Process and IT Environment using BS25999 Standard (draft)

Events such as natural or man-made disasters and IT attacks can truly test the strength of an organization and show how vulnerable it can be. Some organizations never recover from such crises. Business continuity today means continuation of business 24/7, with no interruptions and no denial-of-service incidents. Being prepared for the unexpected requires an aggressive, proactive approach. In fact, it should be an integral component of the overall business strategy.

End-to-End BCP/DR Solution
Sify is one of the very few service providers across the globe, who can provide complete end-to-end BCP/DR solution. Sify is a single stop service providers for all the BCP/DR requirements of any organization.

Sify’s BCP/DR services comprise of:

• Comprehensive BCP/DR consulting
• Identifying Mission Critical Activities (MCAs), RTO, RPO, etc
• Risk assessment
• Business Impact Analysis
• Development of a comprehensive Business Continuity Plan and emergency evacuation procedures Design and documentation of the BCP architecture
• Recommending IT infrastructure sizing for the alternate Site
• Procurement and configuration of hardware and software infrastructure for alternate site
• Developing system and operational procedures for business continuity during disaster
• Connectivity fail-over solutions
• Data backup and recovery solutions
• Recommendations on data replication tools
• DR Hosting space in Sify’s own ISO 27001 certified high availability data centers
• Seating arrangements for customers in Sify’s Data Centers
• BCP awareness training
• BCP testing, conducting annual BCP/DR test drills
• Ongoing infrastructure management (applications, database, OS, hardware, networking equipment and links)
• 24X7 expert help services, transparent online reporting

Sify Assure: Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery Planning Service (Sify Assure: BCDR) can help ensure the safety and security of the employees, along with critical business processes and the IT environment that supports those processes. It provides a strategic framework to identify the threats that can affect critical business functions and processes, and ensures that a planned and rehearsed response exists for any incident. The service is based on standards such as those from BS 25999, DRII, BCI, ISO 27001 and ITIL.

Sify Assure: BCDR provides a thorough analysis and review of an organization’ s needs, along with consulting and implementation assistance to create and execute a comprehensive recovery plan. . Our BCDR experts will work with the staff to recommend steps that mitigate risks based on a cost-benefit analysis and provide with a documented business impact analysis that will establish a roadmap for implementing BCDR solutions that help minimize the risk of business outages

The service offers both customized and packaged options to meet an organization’s needs. The service consists of the following components: