Disaster recovery is a process that enables the business to recover from an event that affects the normal business operations for a prolonged period of time.
At this point, I would like to highlight the similarities and differences between BCP and DRP processes:
Both BCP and DRP are targeted at continuity or the resumption of business processes, as the case may be.
Both the processes address the actions to be taken when an incident happens or a disruptive event strikes.
BCP focuses on the continuity of business processes. For example, power failure is an incident. It is not a disastrous event. BCP will address this using continuity processes such as an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) system or a power generator. However, BCP focuses on the continuity of the business processes from the holistic perspective of the business itself.
DRP focuses on recovery procedures due to disastrous events. For example, earthquake strikes the location. This is not the same situation...