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NovusCorp, a leading healthcare provider, had meticulously designed its BC and DR plans, ensuring every potential risk was covered. Recently, its primary data center experienced a catastrophic…
The correct answer is C. Engage a cloud based data storage provider for temporary overflow until the primary center is. Explanation Engaging a cloud-based data storage provider (Option C) is the optimal immediate response because it offers rapid, scalable capacity to absorb the unexpected overflow without requiring lengthy procurement or infrastructure changes - cloud solutions can be…
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NovusCorp, a leading healthcare provider, had meticulously designed its BC and DR plans, ensuring every potential risk was covered. Recently, its primary data center experienced a catastrophic flood. It swiftly activated its DR plan, transferring operations to its secondary data center. But within 24 hours, the provider faced an unforeseen challenge: the secondary data center began to receive a huge, unprecedented amount of data requests, causing system overloads and disruptions. This situation was not a part of the provider's initial risk assessment. In the face of this predicament, what should NovusCorp's immediate course of action be to ensure business continuity?
Options
- AAllocate resources to upgrade the secondary data center's infrastructure to handle the increased
- BInitiate an immediate Tailback to the primary data center despite potential risks.
- CEngage a cloud based data storage provider for temporary overflow until the primary center is
- DReduce non-critical data requests and impose temporary restrictions on data access to maintain
How the community answered
(36 responses)- A14% (5)
- B11% (4)
- C72% (26)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
Explanation
Engaging a cloud-based data storage provider (Option C) is the optimal immediate response because it offers rapid, scalable capacity to absorb the unexpected overflow without requiring lengthy procurement or infrastructure changes - cloud solutions can be provisioned within hours, directly addressing the overload crisis while keeping operations running at the secondary data center.
Why the distractors fail:
- Option A (upgrade secondary infrastructure) is too time-consuming and costly for an immediate crisis response; hardware upgrades cannot be completed within the urgent timeframe of an active disaster recovery event.
- Option B (failback to primary data center) is dangerous and counterproductive - the primary center just suffered a catastrophic flood and is not yet operational or safe, making this a high-risk move that could cause complete service failure.
- Option D (restricting data access) is particularly harmful in healthcare, where restricting access to patient data could compromise patient safety and violate regulatory obligations like HIPAA, making it an unacceptable continuity strategy.
Memory Tip
Think "Cloud = Instant Elastic Muscle" - when your DR site is overwhelmed, cloud services flex immediately to absorb the load, bridging the gap until full recovery. In disaster scenarios, speed + scalability always points toward cloud solutions.
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