In the IT space, disaster recovery focuses on the IT systems that help support critical business functions. The term “business continuity” is often associated with disaster recovery, but the two terms aren’t completely interchangeable. Disaster recovery is a part of business continuity, which focuses more on keeping all aspects of a busines running despite the disaster. Because IT systems these days are so critical to the success of the business, disaster recovery is a main pullar in the business continuity process.