How to Cut Through the Hype about the World Wide Web?
With all the dazzling technology today, business owners are left with starry-eyed expectations which, more often than not, lead them to disappointment. Others are more realistic, but lacking the technical skills themselves, they rely on "web experts".
by: Char-Lez Braden

Centralizing Server Backups
Put yourself for a moment in the CIO's chair at one of the nation's largest insurance firms. From corporate headquarters in the midwest, you manage information systems for a Fortune 150 firm with $60 billion dollars in assets, operating through 4,200 agencies across the country.
by: Kevin Koski

Louisiana Oil Spill Contingency Plan Map
In the beginning of the 20th century oil entrepreneurs found oil, took risks; their speculative approach to exploration and development helped establish the country’s energy future.
by: Donald W. Davis, DeWitt Braud, Karen Reeder & Roland J. Guidry

Government-Business Partnerships
The federal government has identified efficacy problems with the traditional disaster recovery model (FEMA IG, 1995). It is based on bureaucratic processes, established administrative practices and procedures and local governments.
by: Ervin Paul Martin

Protection without Halon
Halon 1301 has been the preferred means of fire protection in computer and electronic data processing areas since the 1960s. However, its long-term future is in question because of its classification as a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC).
by: Yvonne M. Keafer

1998: The Year of El Nino in the Southeast
It began as a “warm spot” in the Pacific Ocean, and grew into a monster that spawned deadly weather events throughout the world. The 1997-98 El Nino will go down in the history books as one of the strongest such phenomena ever recorded.
by: John Copenhaver

Continuity & Recovery of a Local Area Network
Not so long ago, continuity and recovery specialists in large corporations had to deal with new challenges with the advent of client-server technology. This approach once again added another level of complexity to all of the plan and procedure management and operation functions.
by: Marc Le Brun (Translation by: Richard d’Anjou)

Economy, Residents Suffer as Fires Blaze Through Florida
Wildfires continued raging through Florida during July, devouring land, homes, and businesses. Businesses were closed and tourism, usually at its height during the Independence holiday, was virtually non-existent.
by: Richard L. Arnold, CBCP

A Systematic Approach to Continuous Operations
As the information revolution evolves, corporate executives are becoming more concerned with ensuring their operations are available when their customers want them.
by: William J. Douglas, CBCP

Honey I Blew Up the Data Center
It is human nature to assume that better times are just around the corner. We fool ourselves by thinking disasters will never happen to us.
by: Patrick Kelley

Hidden Hazard: Single Point of Failure Can Be Catastrophic
Despite sophisticated protection systems and a tremendous amount of redundancy, one of the world's largest networks crashed, suddenly and completely.
by: Steve Birge

Millennium Mayhem
Over the past several years the world has become increasingly interlinked and inter-connected. More and more businesses are rarely out of touch with those who may need to reach us—to answer questions, to respond to emergencies, and reply to opportunities that might otherwise be missed.
by: Patricia Fisher

1998 Alternative Site Survey
Alternative site vendors who responded to our questionnaire are listed in an easy-to-read matrix form. Details about site location, hardware configurations, and communications are included.

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