45 Examples of Business Continuity

John Spacey, June 27, 2023

Business continuity is the process of restoring business capabilities and operations in the event of a major disruption such as a natural disaster, fire, power outage, cybersecurity incident, pandemic, political instability or other major problem. This involves much planning, preparation and training known as business continuity planning. The following are examples business continuity.

Crisis communication and emergency notifications	Customer notifications and emergency instructions
Backup systems	Remote work
Data redundancy	Supply chain alternatives
Infrastructure alternatives	Emergency processes
Disaster recovery	Emergency response
Alternate workspaces and facilities	Incident management
Staff cross-training	Redundant power
Offsite backups	Evacuation plans
Redundant systems such as cloud partners	Restoring critical services
Business recovery triage	Business impact analysis
Emergency contact lists	Geographically distributed operations
Multi-site operations	Risk management and mitigation
Risk responses	Emergency kits
Business continuity team	Using secondary suppliers
Insurance coverage	Spare equipment
Backup supplies, components and parts	Emergency funds
Security protocols	Crisis leadership
Recovery training, simulations and drills	Emergency power systems
Emergency exits	Remote access
Network redundancy	Emergency signage
Alternate transport	Incident escalation
Emergency lighting	Recovery procedures and documentation
Testing of recovery processes, procedures and systems

Overview: Business Continuity
Type	Organizational Resilience
Definition	The process of restoring business capabilities and operations in the event of a major disruption.
Related Concepts	Organizational Resilience »