Disaster Recovery Planning in a VM Operating Environment

VM or Virtural Machine is an IBM operating system that runs on large scale IBM computers. Even though this article is directed to those who have VM, the methods and the thought process is the same for all systems. DEFINING DISASTER RECOVERY System backup has generally been thought of as a tape management issue, with… Continue reading Disaster Recovery Planning in a VM Operating Environment

When Disaster Strikes: Disaster Recovery Planning can make the difference Corporate Survival

It could be as innocent as a construction crew accidentally cutting through an underground stone wall that holds back a river. Or as sinister as a terrorist bombing of a skyscraper. Or as sudden as an earthquake. Or as devastating as a hurricane. The reality is that any business that relies on information technology, which… Continue reading When Disaster Strikes: Disaster Recovery Planning can make the difference Corporate Survival

Disaster Recovery Planning: Coming of Age

The terms disaster recovery, contingency planning, business resumption planning and contingency management have been defined, seminar-ed, white paper-ed and presentation-ed in every conceivable way and forum. In today’s corporate world, disaster recovery (DR) has been described as the “Rodney Dangerfield” industry. Its importance is acknowledged but not fully comprehended, recognized but not actually accepted, and… Continue reading Disaster Recovery Planning: Coming of Age

Auditors Can Help Sell Your Plan

Recently, I was involved in helping my company, the Board of Public Utilities in Kansas City, Kansas, to develop a disaster recovery plan. The BPU is owned by the city and is Kansas’ largest utility district. It serves approximately 75,000 electric and 57,000 water customers. The actual disaster recovery planning process was made easier because… Continue reading Auditors Can Help Sell Your Plan