# Operational Continuity **Domain:** Resilience / Business Continuity / Information Systems **Doc Type:** Canonical Concept Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **Operational continuity** is the capacity of a person or organization to preserve or restore essential functions through disruption, compromise or loss. ## Information Context Continuity depends on more than data availability. Identity, credentials, communications, payment systems, personnel, trusted records, domains and recovery authority may all be required for operations to continue. ## See Also [[wiki/Disaster Recovery|Disaster Recovery]], [[wiki/Incident Response|Incident Response]], [[wiki/Information Estate|Information Estate]], [[wiki/Memory Continuity|Memory Continuity]]