WORLD
TRADE CENTER
Real Life After Sept. 11
The place was in shambles, a war zone that dramatically
reflected the effect of the attack on the survivors. A number of these
people had been through the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center,
but this situation was so catastrophic that few of them could think
clearly.
By AUDREY De JESUS
DATA STORAGE
Protecting Your Data With Adequate Storage,
Backup
Unexpected business data disasters
happen all of the time. They can occur anywhere and do not need
to be a headline-grabbing events such as an earthquake or major
fire to cause serious problems. Actually, most data disasters are
the result of a small mishap – a lost file that was not saved,
a thrown out or misplaced disk or tape, an inadvertent deletion
of a critical file, or a power surge that wipes out your media.
By DEREK GAMRUDT
INFRASTRUCTURE
RECOVERY
The Weakest Link In Disaster Recovery
Immediate access to current, detailed configuration
settings contributes to faster IT disaster recovery and the continuity
of business. Neglecting this part of the IT disaster recovery plan
can add hours, or even days, to the recovery process. By
ALEX BAKMAN
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Central Office Disaster Recovery
Since the Sept. 11 tragedy, disaster recovery
has become a household word, there are even advertisements in Rolling
Stone magazine. This has not been the case over the past 20 years.
Early disaster recovery plans, initially developed for mainframe
computers, called for backup tapes to be rushed to off-site locations
and loaded onto waiting computers provided by outside companies.
By MICHAEL SMITH
INDUSTRY
Re-Evaluating Our Business Continuity
Strategies
Recent terrorist attacks on the U.S. have forced
us to look more closely at our disaster recovery and business continuity
strategies. We are infinitely more aware of just how vulnerable
and fragile our economic and social infrastructures are. The need
for truly capable emergency response, business continuity and disaster
recovery strategies has been clearly demonstrated.
By
ANDRE NOENCHEN, CBCP
MAINTENANCE
The BCP Maintenance Challenge
Maintaining the business continuity plan is a
challenge for every organization. An accurate and up-to-date business
continuity plan can directly affect the recovery capabilities and
recovery windows of the organization. However, many plans have not
been properly maintained, are out-of-date and therefore, of limited
value.
By GEOFFREY H. WOLD, CPA, CMA, CMC, CDP, CSP, CISA, CFSA, CIRM
& TINA L. VICK, CBCP, CFSA
WORLD TRADE
CENTER
How Commerzbank Recovered Computer Operations
After completing implementation
of their business continuity solution on Sept. 7, 2001, the people
of Commerzbank in New York City could not have foreseen the events
that horrified the world only four days later. The bank’s critical
data was secured shortly after the World Trade Center disaster,
thanks to a combination of preparation, a little lucky timing, and
people willing to go the extra mile.
By JOSEPH WALTON
ALL HANDS PLANNING
All Hands On Deck
Most planners are beginning to accept and to promote
“enterprise” planning rather than either specifically
“business” or “support” (read IT) function-only
plans. What is often not stressed is the need for what we term “all
hands” planning.
By JUDI BESHARAH, CBCP & JOHN
GLENN, CRP
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
Bulletproofing Microsoft Exchange Software
Microsoft Windows has matured
into a stable, secure operating environment, capable of delivering
effecient and reliable enterprise business services and running
mission-critical applications. More and more companies are using
Windows to run their Exchange/Outlook e-mail solution because it
solves communication needs cost-effectively.
By MARGARET KELLEHER
2002 SPRING
WORLD
Record Crowd Attends San Diego DRJ Conference
Six months after the worst single-site business
recovery event in history, contingency planners from around the
world converged on San Diego, Calif., for the largest convention
the business continuity industry had ever seen. More than 1,800
attendees, expert speakers and exhibitors gathered at the Sheraton
San Diego hotel and Marina for the 13th Annual Corporate Contingency
Planning Seminar March 10-13.
By JON SEALS
COLLABORATIVE
ENVIRONMENTS
It’s The Relationship, Not The Data
That Counts
The rapid adoption of collaborative technologies
in today’s intelligent enterprise applications has created
new and unforseen challenges for backup, restoration, and recovery
strategies. Business has changed enormously in recent years.
By BRUCE L. RUDOLPH
SURVEY
Contingency Planning Confidence Based
On Knowledge
You did your homework. Your contingency plan is
well-written, up-to-date, accurate, and tested. Now you can sit
back and relax with confidence that your business will recover quickly
and survive any disasterous occurrence. . . . Then there’s
Slugger; he’s not prepared for a disaster. You know a Slugger;
his computer backups are next to the CPU in the office.
By LAURIE TAYLOR-HAMM
RISK ANALYSIS
Determining Business Risk For New Projects
As a business continuity planner, you most likely
focus on the recovery of critical business processes in the event
of a disaster. Do you also look at the recovery of critical business
systems? If you are an IT disaster recovery manager, do you look
at the recovery of the critical business processes or only focus
on the recovery of systems? Do you have a process in place to ensure
the synchronization of the recovery objectives of the two perspectives?
By KAREN DYE
Survey
2002 Other Services Survey
