What Can You Learn From These Business Owners In the Shadow Of Hurricane Katrina? by Mike Makler
Here is a Case study of how Online Business owners affected by Hurricane Katrina got through the crisis. We can all learn from their stories. Business owner 1 ran a very successful online storefront from his home in the Gulf Coast region. He ran his business off a desktop computer. ... A few days later when his Host went down because of the Hurricane Katrina he simply found a new host restore his web page from his backup to his new host. ... In both cases our business owners were able to recover from Hurricane Katrina by listening to the warnings and doing make the required preparations.

Lessons From Katrina - Does Your Business Have an Adequate Disaster Recovery Plan? by Mike Makler
The Hurricane Katrina Disaster has lessons for all business owners. Now is a Good time to look over your Disaster recovery plan and see if it would survive a Hurricane Katrina Type Disaster. You may be surprised how easy and cheap it is to have a Disaster Recovery Plan that will protect your... A lesson to learn from Hurricane Katrina is that 1 or even 2 back-up plans may not be enough. ... If the Area of my home had suffered a Hurricane Katrina like Disaster even if the bank and the contents of that safe deposit box survived the Disaster that backup may not be available to me for weeks or...

Data Loss and Preventative Measures to Avoid It by Brian Cain
Data Loss can be devastating. It could instantly take a small or medium size business from “Open for Business” to “Out of Business” in an instant. On a personal level, it can wipe away weeks, months and even years of critical data where there is no means of accessing or recreating the valuable... (Hurricane Shutters, Non-Perishable Foods, Water, for at least 3-4 days, Ice, Flashlights, Batteries, and Battery operated Radio or TV for News Alerts.) Anyone who lives in a hurricane prone area should already know these basics.

Computer Back Up And The Cyber 911 Threats Considered by Lance Winslow
Authorities are worried about International Terrorists and the prospect of another type of attack; a Cyber Attack. In fact many government agencies are working very hard to protect their computer systems from the Sum of All Computer Fears; a Cyber 911 style attack and if not from the hands of... Many government CIOs say that they are prepared and backed up, but still worry about the day when something catastrophic happens and they say it is not so much as if, but when. ... But what happens when the government is shut down or an entire City, County, State or Federal Government Center is...

Abatement Cleanup Combing Swarm Strategies by Lance Winslow
Have you ever watched a child comb their hair and considered how each column does its job and in three or four strokes their hair is in perfect place? Well, is it possible to use combing strategies with unmanned robotic autonomous vehicles in environmental cleanup and abatement procedures on an... Thinking now on the problem at New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the incredible pollution, which was left in the groundwater, in swimming pools and puddles, which still remains in the city. ... By using unmanned autonomous ground vehicles, which are fully robotic and setting them in motion...

Backup Software- Don't Buy It! by Jack Back
Computer Backup- Forget About It! Backup Software is for the birds! Computer Backup is too hard, too much trouble and a pain in the butt. Let’s just forget about it. Backup Software is touted as the savior of your computer’s critical business and personal files. ... All his computers were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. ... Hey, the businesses who survived Hurricane Katrina didn’t need backup software did they? ... They try to tell us that the failure of our hard drives is just a matter of WHEN, not IF.

Accelerating Advanced Natural Disaster Aftermath Response by Lance Winslow
We certainly learned after Hurricane Katrina how difficult it was to find trapped people who had climbed up into their attics to get away from the floodwaters in New Orleans. Today luckily we have advanced systems like infrared sensors, scanners and these can be mounted on Helicopters and... After someone was discovered in the initial cleanup of the big chunks, then the rescue teams could be called to specific locations when the robotic sensors would give information. ... This topic recently came up in an online think tank when Swift from Las Vegas stated; “Yes, they could sense a human...

Foraging Robots; Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans Clean-up by Lance Winslow
Walking thru the streets of disaster areas such as New Orleans once the floodwaters are cleared out will be problematic. There will be glass, debris and disease to deal with and that means it is going to be quite dangerous for humans and FEMA Responders. ... Imagine after we get the folks out of New Orleans and drain the city, we send in the robots first, let us know what is going on. ... They can collect, tag and bag the dead bodies, while sterilizing the area to make it safe for us humans. ... They can help us overcome our environment and perhaps our stupidity as well.

Hurricane Proof Computer by Daniel Foster
Part I: Backing Up Data And Things to Have Hurricane season or not, you should always be backing up your data. Whether you plan on riding out the storm (a bad idea) or evacuating to another location, you should have a backup of your computer data either on an external hard drive or optical... Your best bet is to use a satellite ISP as they have no equipment that can be destroyed by a hurricane and cause an outage. ... After Katrina, the Internet was the only way many people could contact the outside world.

Read this Article if You Want to Know What a UAV is by Lance Winslow
You have probably heard of the term UAV, it is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. It is a plane that flies by its self. Think of it as a Remote Control “RC” model airplane only it can be full size. The military has operated “Drones” or aircraft without pilots of almost four decades and many an aircraft... They can be used to scout fires, track drug traffickers or even survey the New Orleans area after Hurricane Katrina. ... There are Unmanned Ground Vehicles UGVs like the ones in the DARPA Grand Challenge when they drove vehicles through the desert with no people in them autonomously, without...