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Need an IT Continuity/Diaster Recovery plan

Our auditors are requiring that we have a continuity/diaster recovery plan.  I know it makes sense but I've never writen one and the ones online are expensive.  If anyone has one they are willing to donate or even sell that is specifically tailored for IT, let me know.  We are the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals so our budget is small.

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J.R.
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Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that I would buy one and turn it in.  I just need a starting point.  I'll checkout the links you sent.

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Thats good, let me know if you have any other questions

Also here is another good guide:  http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-34/sp800-34.pdf
A disaster recovery plan is just a statement of intent, for federal regulations, it is NOT something etched in stone on the front wall of your office building.  It is just a PLAN.  And as such, it is just a guideline that says that your company is aware of this regulatory need, and here is the PLAN we would generally follow.

So I disagree, you can get any plan you want, change the wording to fit your company, submit it to the auditors, and that satifies the regulatory requirement.  That is all there is to it.  Weve done lots of them.