Disaster Recovery Journal

Volume 9, Issue 3
Summer 1996



White Paper: The Internet
"Disaster Recovery Issues & Answers"
By Tari Schreider
This article details various ways to locate disaster recovery information on the Internet.


Fire Can’t Foil Atlanta’s Fox Theatre
By Larry Mainers
Learn how Atlanta’s Fox Theatre was restored just in time for opening night.


The Disaster of the Century - The Year 2000
By Donald Fowler
Is it possible that business cessation, lost clients, reduced revenues and tremendous amounts of staff rework time can and will occur when the clock strikes midnight on December 31, 1999?


Using Geographic Clustering To Build Disaster Tolerant Computing Environments
By Thomas Casey and Steven Kohler
Because disasters strike without warning, you must plan with great care the disaster recovery solution you implement to safeguard your company’s mission critical data and applications.


Lessons Learned
By Gerald A. Sands, CDRP, CISSP
These observations by a disaster recovery planning consultant reveal that some organizations overlook the obvious as they build and operate their information systems.


Real Estate Aspects of Recovery Centers
By Richard E. Strauss
This article discusses how a business continuation strategy which includes a “hot site” must focus on certain real estate issues.


Murphy’s Day at the Surprise Disaster Recovery Drill
By Jeanne D. Powell, CDRP
This disaster recovery scenario takes into account several real life experiences to exemplify what ever can go wrong, will go wrong.


Corporate Executive - Have You Cared Enough?
By Bill Hussong
This article is directed towards senior management to encourage them to develop a plan.


1996 Alternate Site Survey
DRJ’s most recent listing of alternative site vendors who responded to our survey. All information is presented in an easy-to-follow matrix format.


Disaster Recovery/Continuity Planning and Employee Awareness
By Franz McConney, CDRP
Often, a company’s internal operating practices do not reinforce disaster recovery awareness. This article discusses how awareness can be maintained and where this awareness program should begin.


How to Conduct a Business Impact Analysis
By Patricia A. P. Fisher
This article details important steps and gives new insight into what is needed to conduct a Business Impact Analysis.

DRJ Editorial Advisory Board Questionnaire
See the results of the first 3,000 subscriber surveys from January, 1996, that give an overview of the disaster recovery industry.


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