Hotsite Testing Points the Way To Quick Data Recovery
Disaster planning is acknowledged to be essential for corporate survival. But, unless disaster plans are thoroughly tested periodically, they can actually lull companies into a state of inadequate semi-preparedness. Fortunately, the Mead Corporation realized the importance of hotsite testing their data recovery process before it was too late. In preparing for their first hotsite test,… Continue reading Hotsite Testing Points the Way To Quick Data Recovery
A Successful Disaster Recovery is Measured by the RECOVERY…Not the Plan
When I first took up skiing, the instructor drilled us again and again on the proper way to fall. By the end of my first season, I had the theory and plan of action down pat. The problem was that every time I got into trouble, I rarely fell according to “the plan.” This type… Continue reading A Successful Disaster Recovery is Measured by the RECOVERY…Not the Plan
Testing Disaster Recovery Plans
With the relatively recent onslaught of such natural disasters as Hurricane Hugo and the Loma Prieta earthquake, many businesses are realizing just how crucial it is to develop and update their disaster recovery plans. While this is a good first step, it is by no means an adequate enough precautionary measure if there is no… Continue reading Testing Disaster Recovery Plans
The Disaster Recovery Walkthrough: An Exercise in Reality
On November 3rd a pipe burst in the computer room ceiling sending water cascading into the controller resulting in the loss of the controller and some DASD. This coincided simultaneously with a breakdown of the telephone system . . . or so said the note handed to all Data Processing employees that morning at approximately… Continue reading The Disaster Recovery Walkthrough: An Exercise in Reality
Test the Pulse of Your Disaster Plan
The destruction caused by natural disasters across the country such as earthquakes in California, hurricanes on the Texas coast and tornadoes in the Midwest have made disaster recovery planning a major topic of discussion within many companies. Dependency on computerized operations means that large or small banks have a major need for disaster recovery planning.… Continue reading Test the Pulse of Your Disaster Plan
And Change the Oil Every …
Are you comfortable with the idea of purchasing a new car, and never changing the oil or washing the exterior? Amazingly, this is precisely the attitude taken by management in many companies who have formulated Disaster Recovery Plans. The maintenance of Disaster Recovery plans is becoming a very key issue in the realm of Contingency… Continue reading And Change the Oil Every …
Practical Ideas for Auditing and Testing The Disaster Recovery Plan
It is fairly common knowledge that the business world is not immune to Murphy’s Law. However, because disasters do not occur often, even the best disaster recovery plan is subject to an immediate mellowing process. Therefore, in addition to developing a test plan to ensure the effectiveness of your DRP, it is necessary to develop… Continue reading Practical Ideas for Auditing and Testing The Disaster Recovery Plan
Murphy’s Day at DR Drill
A compilation of actual events from many tests, drills, exercises and real life disasters make up this scenario. There are countless other possible problems not included here. A review of most Disaster Recovery Plans may reveal the possibility, or even probability, that many of the same problems encountered in this story could be experienced. As… Continue reading Murphy’s Day at DR Drill
Test Last? Maybe Not
Much has been written over the past 10 years or so by many knowledgeable authors about how to develop a plan, and their thesis has generally been to gather the appropriate people together; garner their support; conduct a full business impact analysis including risk analysis, insurance review, mitigating influences, evaluation of controls and prevention techniques,… Continue reading Test Last? Maybe Not
Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst
During the last several years, great strides have been made in the development of Business Resumption Plans (BRPs) in many organizations. However, having paper plans is not enough! In our contacts with many business resumption planners in other organizations, it became obvious that most of them did not realistically exercise, or ‘rehearse,’ the majority of… Continue reading Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst