Mastering disaster preparedness

Real-world insights for confident recovery


Disasters can strike without warning—severe weather, cyberattacks, or unexpected service disruptions that test your team’s readiness. True resilience goes beyond data backups—it’s about knowing your risks, having a clear plan, and ensuring everyone is prepared to act when it counts.

This guide distills decades of experience in disaster recovery and business continuity into actionable insights you can apply today. Whether you’re updating your strategy or building from scratch, it’s designed to help your team stay ready for the unexpected.

Inside, you’ll discover:

  • How to align disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC) for end-to-end protection
  • The Five Ps Framework for identifying vulnerabilities across people, places, platforms, providers, and processes
  • How to document, test, and evolve your contingency plans over time
  • Lessons learned from real-world incidents that reveal hidden gaps and best practices
  • Why resilience is not a one-time project—but a continuous process of improvement

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Take the next step: See disaster preparedness in action

Go beyond the pages—watch our on-demand webinar, Mastering Disaster Preparedness, featuring Flexential experts Michael Fitzgerald and Julie Hattel. Hear how real organizations are strengthening their resilience, closing critical gaps, and applying the Five Ps Framework to build business continuity strategies that stand up to real-world disruption.

Discover actionable insights, field-tested recovery lessons, and expert recommendations to elevate your organization’s preparedness.

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