DRJ On-Going Survey

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In an attempt to study our industry deeper, we have decided to begin a large on-going survey project.  We will be asking a new question every week on our homepage and the results will be readily available for all to use.  With the power of the Internet this should be very successful and extremely flexible.  If there are any Question/Answer type issues you could suggest please just let us!

  Also we do not post the current responses due to security issues during the survey. We will allow it to be posted at the end of the week!

Please Also realize even though response on these surveys has been quite good, these are not scientific studies and just opinions of the readers of our website.


artbul1a.gif (270 bytes)  Weekly Quiz Archive (2003)

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Sep 29 -Oct 12, 2003

How many miles is your offsite tape storage from your main data center?

10-25: 36.36%
0-10: 28.00%
50+: 17.82%
25-50: 17.82%

Total Votes: 4675

Sep 15-28 , 2003

Do you annually fully load test your generators?

Yes: 67.65%
No: 32.35%

Total Votes: 2720

Sep 1 -14 , 2003

Are your executives trained on what to do in time of a crisis?

No: 73.42%
Yes: 26.58%

Total Votes: 3996

Aug 18- Sept 1, 2003

If you have hotsite protection for critical systems, what is your network solution?

Adequate service: 66.67%
Minimal service: 21.11%
No service: 12.22%

Total Votes: 1080

Aug. 11 - 17, 2003

Do you feel you have enough executive commitment for your BC/DR program?

No: 66.21%
Yes: 33.79%

Total Votes: 2465

July 28- Aug 10, 2003

What is your annual DR/BC budget in dollars

Less than 100,000: 30.54%
100,000-500,000: 29.06%
More than 1 Million: 26.60%
500,000-1 Million
13.79%

Total Votes: 3451

July 14 - 27, 2003

Since 9/11 has your company increased its BC staff?

no: 59.82%
yes: 40.18%

Total Votes: 2156

June 30 - July 13, 2003

Since 9/11 has your company made certification for BC staff a requirement?

no: 86.62%
yes: 13.38%

Total Votes: 2130

May 12- 25, 2003

Do you conduct periodic BIA's?

Yes: 58.29%
No: 41.71%

Total Votes: 2450

May 12- 25, 2003

Does your BCP group work closely with your internal auditors?

Yes: 61.44%
No: 38.56%

Total Votes: 2156

April 28- May 11, 2003

Have you evaluated BC cost benefits??

No: 64.80%
Yes: 35.20%

Total Votes: 1875

April 21-27, 2003

Have you included plans for the return home if a move to an alternate facility was necessary?

No: 53.41%
Yes: 46.59%

Total Votes: 1496

April 7-20, 2003

Is your current BC Software Web-Enabled?

No: 61.69%
Yes: 38.31%

Total Votes: 2310

March 24- April 6, 2003

Do you feel you have an acceptable level of awarness for your BC programs?

No: 69.77%
Yes: 30.23%

Total Votes: 2580

March 10-23 , 2003

Does your organization have specific policies in place regarding war-time travel?

No: 72.41%
Yes: 27.59%

Total Votes: 3393

March 2 -9, 2003

Do you validate data backups currently for critical data?

Yes: 58.65%
No: 41.35%

Total Votes: 1768

February 24-Mar 2, 2003

Do you feel confident in your current telecommunication backup plan?

No: 72.44%
Yes: 27.56%

Total Votes: 1524

February 17 -23, 2003

Do you have an email backup system in place?

Yes: 53.74%
No: 46.26%

Total Votes: 2058

February 10 -16, 2003

Where in your organization does the BC/DR business function report?

IS/IT/CIO: 52.60%
CEO/CFO: 20.13%
Risk Mgmt: 16.23%
Other: 11.04%

Total Votes: 2156

February 3 - 9, 2003

Would you utilize BC Awareness Posters?

Yes: 83.87%
No: 16.13%

Total Votes: 1860

January 27 - Feb 2, 2003

Are HR concerns currently covered in your BC Plan?


Yes: 62.90%
No: 37.10%

Total Votes: 1736

January 20 - 26, 2003

Does your company have a data recovery solution in place, and/or a print-to-mail recovery solution?

Data Recovery Only: 43.24%
Neither: 33.78%
Both: 21.62%
Print-to-Mail Only: 1.35%

Total Votes: 1258

January 13 -19, 2003

When your company has suffered an interruption in business, what has been the cause?

Human Error: 43.38%
Power Outage: 38.97%
Natural Disaster: 8.82%
Other: 6.62%
Terrorism/Sabotage: 1.47%
Labor Dispute: 0.74%

Total Votes: 2584

January 6- 12, 2003

Will you Increse/Decrease the number of BC consultants you use in 2003?

No Change: 43.16%
Increase: 38.95%
Decrease: 17.89%

Total Votes: 2720