Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery in Cloud Computing Overview In many organizations, the primary role of the IT staff is to ensure 99.999% availability of computing resource applications, power, files, networks, and phone systems, to name a few.

In this assignment, imagine that you have been hired by the midsize, multinational "Big Cloud" company to create and graphically depict a cloud-based business continuity plan (BCP) and disaster recovery plan (DRP). Your solution must include details on how the cloud solution of your choice will address three or more high-fault items such as user disk failure, server disk failure, network failure, database failure, phone system failure, server power failure, desktop power failure, fire, flood, and malware.

Use the template in Chapter 10 of the Cloud Computing textbook as a reference for the BCP and DRP plan. Fictitious assumptions and details may be assumed or created for the completion of this assignment.

Requirements Write a 58 page paper in which you:

Provide a brief background on the company that has hired you and describe its backup and recovery challenges. Describe the threats to the company's IT data center infrastructure. Create a BCP plan for the high-fault items that are being addressed. Create a DRP plan for the high-fault items that are being addressed. Create a section in your BCP that addresses the mitigation strategy of your cloud solution for the high-fault items listed in the scenario. Create a section in your DRP that addresses the mitigation strategy of your cloud solution for the high-fault items listed in the scenario. Discuss the amount of control your organization wants to retain over its data in relation to moving information to a third party and data leaving the country or region boundaries. Assume both situations allow for a cloud-based backup solution. Evaluate the pros and cons of your cloud-based backup solution with regard to your organization's requirements (i.e., flexibility you gain versus absolute control you lose). Determine whether the pros outweigh the cons. Go to Strayer University Online Library to find at least three quality resources for this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources. This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

Create a cloud-based business continuity plan (BCP) and a disaster recovery plan (DRP). By submitting this paper, you agree: (1) that you are submitting your paper to be used and stored as part of the SafeAssign services in accordance with the Blackboard Privacy Policy; (2) that your institution may use your paper in accordance with your institution's policies; and (3) that your use of SafeAssign will be without recourse against Blackboard Inc. and its affiliates. Institution Release Statement