Are The Words "Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning" Rolling Off Your Lips? by Renee Rich
It might be more fun to talk about those those nifty designer business checks that are helping to solidify your branding efforts at the next staff meeting, but what really should be rolling off your lips if you want to be taken seriously are the words “business continuity and disaster recovery... Ask any company that has experienced a disaster, and they will all tell you that disaster recovery planning is vital to maintaining business continuity when the unexpected happens. ... Once plans for business continuity and disaster recovery have been made, the entire company needs to be educated...

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery - Reducing Your Risk Profile by Robert Mahood
Like all plans, there is an ultimate goal to achieve. The goal in a business continuity plan is simply that: to continue your business in the face of a disaster or a disruption. A business continuity plan is not just for a disaster. It’s also for the smaller things in life, like your friendly... Some of the more authoritative sources are: Disaster Recovery International (www.drii.org), Disaster Recovery Journal ( www.drj.com ), and Global Continuity ( www.globalcontinuity.com ). ... Reducing your risk profile through a well thought out business continuity and disaster recovery plan is an...

Want To Beat The Odds? Disaster Recovery Planning is Essential by Renee Rich
Statistics show two out of five businesses go out of business within five years of experiencing a major disaster. These statistics are staggering. Even if the business survives the initial attack or natural disaster, it typically leaves the business so devastated that long term survival is not... Plan for the disaster, and your business can recover with the least amount of losses; fail to plan, and you could be out of commission for weeks, even months, or in 40% of the cases…forever. ... Business of all sizes should develop a business continuity plan, and test it on a regular basis.

Do You Have The One Key Ingredient Necessary For Disaster Recovery? by Renee Rich
It is not rocket science, we all know that we should have a disaster recovery plan in place for our business regardless of its size. When disaster strikes, it seldom discriminates on the size of the company. Every business is vulnerable. Whether the disaster is a hurricane, tornado or the latest... It is virtually impossible, to be organized and strategically think through and implement a disaster recovery plan while in the throws of a disaster. ... Server disaster recovery software is available for those caught without a plan or those who failed to properly implement a data backup plan.

Backup And Recovery Plans - An Introduction by Robin Yearsley
These days most companies secure their data by regularly backing it up onto tape and storing it externally – either at the owners place of residence or in a safety deposit box at the bank. They follow a DIY IT disaster recovery plan to preserve their data in the event that a system failure or... Some companies feel that by implementing more comprehensive and advanced IT disaster recovery software at the problem they can still manage the processes in house and it will work out just as effective, but still works out more cost effective than engaging external IT disaster recovery vendors.

The Importance of Disaster Recovery Planning by Adrian Martin
Picture the scene, its Monday morning and you’ve traversed the morning rush hour and arrived at the office only to find a disaster zone. Over the weekend the office has experienced a fire that has all but destroyed the premises. IT, key documents, plant and machinery – gone – what are you going... They should be responsible for maintaining your disaster recovery plan and meet on a regular basis to ensure that the plan is still relevant and accurate. ... Make sure the recovery process is documented in your Disaster recovery plan.

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... If you run your business off a computer or even a server then an offsite back-up of key customer and vendor data is a minimal requirement for a good Disaster Recovery Plan. ... At one time My own personal Disaster Recovery Plan consisted of placing a tape back-up weekly in a safe deposit box in a...

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery - The Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan by Robert Mahood
Essentially, the plan addresses the who, what, where, why and when of recovery. Goal number one is to reduce the risk profile of the business. Goal two is to be well prepared so the impact of any disruption is minimized. Overall, the objective of the plan is to effectively minimize the chances... The "what" is a clear, detailed, but focused business continuity and disaster recovery plan, a plan that provides a successful road map to minimize business interruption and maximize business continuity.

The Art of Failure Planning by Glen Kendell
He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator. -Francis Bacon A Tale of Two Plans There is a lot of talk these days about disaster recovery planning. Organizations of all sizes are investing big money developing "The Plan" that will help... The Art of Failure Planning If you are a big organization, you have to face the reality that a true disaster recovery plan needs to look more like Plan B than Plan A. ... Ironically, most disaster recovery plans are entirely Plan A, probably because they are made by the same big organizations...

Ensuring Instant Access to a Data Recovery Specialist by Christopher J Enders
The services of a data recovery specialist is undoubtedly something you desperately need when you have a need to have data recovered. However, it is not usually necessary or cost-effective to have a data recovery specialist on staff, unless of course they serve multiple roles... In addition to identifying a data recovery specialist and an alternative data recovery specialist, a data recovery plan should contain procedures for day to day operations to ensure that PCs and databases are backed up regularly.