Real-Time Business Impact Analysis and Automated Disaster Recovery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Disaster Recovery systems are not fully automated, require significant human intervention, and lack real-time capabilities, making them inefficient and resource-intensive, especially in IT-dependent environments where continuous data availability is critical.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising an input interface, business function parameters, limiting parameters, a tracking sub-system, an impact calculator, an operation site, and a disaster recovery site, which allows for real-time tracking and impact calculation of changes in business function parameters, enabling automated disaster recovery procedures and real-time BIA reporting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If manual disaster recovery procedures are used with skilled technicians, then data recovery can be performed at DR site, but the process requires large number of resources and is not fully automated
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automated self-service disaster recovery through the impact calculator that automatically calculates business impact and triggers recovery procedures without human intervention. The tracking subsystem continuously monitors business function parameters and automatically initiates DR procedures when thresholds are exceeded, eliminating the need for skilled technicians to manually execute recovery steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring recovery procedures and thresholds before disasters occur. Business function parameters and thresholds are defined in advance, and the system automatically executes pre-planned recovery actions when triggered, eliminating the need for manual decision-making during crisis situations.
2Productivity
If BIA systems generate reports periodically (once, twice or customized per day), then reports can be generated, but not in real time
Solution Approach 1:
The tracking subsystem continuously monitors business function parameters in real-time without interruption. Data collection and impact calculation occur continuously rather than periodically, ensuring that the latest business impact information is always available immediately when needed for disaster recovery decisions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements real-time feedback through the impact calculator that continuously processes current parameter values and immediately updates business impact assessments. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures that impact analysis results are generated instantly when parameters change, enabling real-time decision-making.
3Adaptability or versatility
If various IT components from different vendors are used for disaster recovery, then flexibility is provided, but highly skilled resources are required to execute recovery methods
Solution Approach 1:
The impact calculator and tracking subsystem are designed with universal functionality that can monitor and manage diverse IT infrastructure components from multiple vendors through a single unified interface. The system abstracts vendor-specific complexities and provides standardized monitoring and control capabilities across heterogeneous environments.
Solution Approach 2:
The system acts as an intermediary layer between diverse IT components and the disaster recovery management process. The tracking subsystem and impact calculator serve as mediators that translate various vendor-specific parameters into standardized business impact metrics, simplifying the execution of recovery procedures regardless of the underlying technology stack.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for business impact analysis and disaster recovery, wherein the system comprises of an input interface; business function parameters; limiting parameters associated to the said business function parameters; a tracking sub-system; an impact calculator; an operation site; and a disaster recovery site; wherein the said limiting parameters defines the limits of the said business function parameters; and wherein the said business function parameters and the said limiting parameters are entered into the system through the said input interface; and wherein the said entered business function parameters are independently or simultaneously tracked by a tracking sub-system; and wherein on occurrence of a change in business function parameters that cross the limits defined by the said limiting parameters is tracked by the said tracking sub-system and the said impact calculator calculates the impact of the change in the said business function parameters simultaneously in real time.