Business continuity planning and disaster recovery center around minimizing the change that occur to a company when a crisis occurs. For many firms, this means not being able to bounce back from the disaster, but rather implementing a strategy that will help make sure that no damage occurs in the first place. For businesses looking to develop a continuity of operations plan like this, it's best to start at the core.

According to Financial Express, at the core of disaster recovery is mission critical data and systems that need to be more resilient to a crisis than any other part of operations. By beginning with these resources, a company will be able to create a solid foundation to begin creating a recovery plan.

In many cases, the best way to protect core assets and resources is to create a redundancy plan that can be immediately switched to should the primary data center or infrastructure succumb to a disaster. In some businesses, however, the primary mission critical resource is its employees. In these cases, the best way to protect operational integrity is to invest in a hot site that workers can migrate to in order to continue doing their jobs through a crisis, or implement a strong remote working policy.

For many companies, the need to protect their operational core is the number one priority in business continuity. Whether this means investing in cutting edge technologies to protect these assets or creating a strong backup strategy, firms should considering bringing in disaster recovery consulting experts to assess and assist with their planning and minimize risk by providing insight into scenarios that your company may not have thought of on its own.