26/07/2025
What is the difference between business continuity, contingency planning, and disaster recovery?
Business continuity, contingency planning, and disaster recovery can sound very similar, and in many ways they are. The key difference between the three is when they take place:
Contingency planning happens in advance to prepare for future incidents
Business continuity provides a temporary solution during an incident
Disaster recovery focuses on returning operations back to normal after an incident has taken place