Multiple Processing Sites
Some organizations that seek to minimize downtime and enhance BCDR capabilities use multiple processing sites to obviate the effects of an impact to any single site.
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This can be perceived as a JOA and/or MOU between internal bodies within the organization; geographically separated branches can serve as alternate production sites for each other in the event of a contingency.
For this technique to function properly, both sites must copy their production data to each other (or at least a sufficient portion of production data to maintain the critical path) on a constant or frequent basis.
This requires a communications connection with significant bandwidth and speed. It can also serve as each site's backup archive instead of using a third-party external site.