Action Item 7:6 ITS should review the IT disaster recovery and business continuity plan with input from the community and support from senior-level management at the University. While often fully addressed only after a significant disaster or emergency brings an enterprise operation to its knees, the University must update and demonstrate an effective plan to continue critical operations in the event of an outage of any magnitude. IT is a strategic asset of the institution, and loss, in part or total, of the IT environment, services, and data could cripple the institution. Therefore, ITS and college/department IT units must be prepared for the recovery of critical services so that the University can continue to function in the aftermath of an outage due to a manmade disaster, natural disaster, war, or any force majeure — whether the impact is limited to the data center, the campus, or the entire region. Sustained funding will determine to what level and in what time frame recovery can be possible. Funding for disaster recovery should be prudent, but in line with both the extent of risk and the level of expectations of UK senior-level management and the University community. The plan should provide for: • Revisions in existing processes and procedures with regard to data management and data center operations; • Adequate backup power for critical University data centers; • Increasing levels of recovery based on priorities for restoring key services and infrastructure; and • Development and testing of a disaster recovery plan for IT. Disaster recovery planning and the assessment of risks and priorities should include both centrally managed systems and distributed systems maintained on the campus or in various departments. 33 | EmpoweringTransformation RECOMMENDATION 7: SECURITY AND POLICY The University should provide a secure, resilient, policy-based information and infrastructure environment to protect the security, integrity, and privacy of data. The environment should also ensure the stability and continuity of the institution’s IT resources and repositories in the face of potential catastrophic events. College/Unit: Academic Excellence Operations Department: Office of Strategic Communication andTechnology “Given that our office is highly focused on our digital properties, we’ve had some very successful collaborative projects with ITS. Most recently, welaunchedtheAcademicExplorationTool(AET),acompletelynewway forstudentstosearchandfindamajorbasedontheirinterestandskills.” Tyler Gayheart