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 (2002)

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Dec. 23 - January 5, 2002

Will your 2003 BC Budget?

Increase: 56.59%
No Change: 27.13%
Decrease: 16.28%

Total Votes: 2064

Dec. 9- 22, 2002

Do you currently employ any outside consultants for DR/BC?

No: 71.28%
Yes: 28.72%

Total Votes: 3315

Dec. 2 - 8, 2002

Do you currently have a formal records retention schedule?

Yes: 64.21%
No: 35.79%

Total Votes: 1710

Nov. 18 - Dec. 1, 2002

Do you feel confident in your current telecommunication recovery plans?

No: 73.75%
Yes: 26.25%

Total Votes: 2720

Nov. 4 - 10, 2002

Did you seek help from an outside consultant or agency to implement your BC/DR plans?

No: 50.46%
Yes: 49.54%

Total Votes: 2071

Oct. 28- Nov. 3, 2002

Did your firm cancel or delay planned DR technology purchases in 2002 because of the economy?

No: 56.88%
Yes: 43.12%

Total Votes: 1635

Oct. 14 - 27, 2002

Do you currently have a payroll system contingency plan?

Yes: 52.82%
No: 47.18%

Total Votes: 3315

Sept. 30 - Oct. 13, 2002

Do you have a Print-to-Mail Recovery Plan?

No: 83.44%
Yes: 16.56%

Total Votes: 2567

Sept. 23 - Sept. 29, 2002

Does your company encourage BC Certification?

No: 55.30%
Yes: 44.70%

Total Votes: 1848

Sept. 16- Sept. 22, 2002

How many trade shows do attend a year?

One: 43.31%
More than One: 35.43%
None: 21.26%

Total Votes: 2032

August 26- Sept. 15, 2002

How often are your Calling Tree BC action plans tested?

Other: 40.46%
Semi-Annualy: 32.37%
Annualy: 27.17%

Total Votes: 2595

August 12- August 25, 2002

Do you have a contract with a disaster restoration firm built into your BC Plan?

No: 69.35%
Yes: 30.65%

Total Votes: 2418

July 29- August 11, 2002

Is the printing and mailing of bills and statements provided by your data backup provider?

No: 80.61%
Yes: 19.39%

Total Votes: 1568

July 15- July 21, 2002

How often are your Calling Tree BC action plans tested?

Other: 40.91%
Annualy: 31.82%
Semi-Annualy: 27.27%

Total Votes: 990

July 8 - July 14, 2002

Do you conduct a separate retest following an unsuccessful test or wait for the scheduled test

conduct another: 62.28%
wait: 37.72%

Total Votes: 1938

June 24 - July 7, 2002

How many miles is your alternate data center from your main data center?

0-50: 45.12%
250+: 31.71%
100-250: 13.41%
50-100: 9.76%

Total Votes: 4428

June 17 - June 23, 2002

If you measure your cost benefit of DR/BC planning, is it positive or negative?

positive: 76.92%
negative: 23.08%

Total Votes: 910

June 10- June 16, 2002

Do you currently belong to a local contingency group?

Yes: 50.27%
No: 49.73%

Total Votes: 3927

May 27- June 9, 2002

If you've been involved in a true recovery effort, rate the effectiveness of the plan. (5 Being Most Effective, 1 Being Least)

4: 30.48%
3: 27.62%
5: 20.00%
1: 13.33%
2: 8.57%

Total Votes: 1470

May 20- May 26, 2002

What is your main alternate site strategy?

Hot-Site Vendor: 49.14%
Internal: 31.90%
None: 8.62%
Reciprocal: 6.90%
Mobile Hot-Site: 3.45%

Total Votes: 2204

May 13- May 19, 2002

What Percent of your companies total IT Budget is spent on DRP?

Less than 1%: 59.48%
Between 1% - 3%: 27.59%
More than 9%: 6.03%
Between 3% - 6%: 4.31%
Between 6% - 9%: 2.59%

Total Votes: 1972

April 29- May12, 2002

Do you measure the cost/benefit of your BC program?

No: 70.86%
Yes: 29.14%

Total Votes: 1963

April 15- April 28, 2002

Which best describes the involvement of your firm's senior management in the BC program?

Supportive: 49.51%
Actively involved: 27.18%
Not Involved: 23.30%

Total Votes: 3296

April 8 - April 14, 2002

Do you have an SLA with your hot site provider?

Yes: 57.14%
No: 42.86%

Total Votes: 1190

March 25 - April 7, 2002

Do you address the individual off-site storage needs of your business units?

Yes: 75.15
No: 24.85%

Total Votes: 2310

March 17- March 24, 2002

Do you currently have a contract for workarea recovery?

No: 56.30%
Yes: 43.70%

Total Votes: 2160

March 3- March 17, 2002

Do you use an automated emergency callout system?

No: 81.57%
Yes: 18.43%

Total Votes: 3906

February 24 - March 3, 2002
What is your annual DR/BC budget in dollars?

Under 250,000: 53.44%
1-5 Million: 19.85%
250K-500K: 13.74%
500K-1 Million: 6.11%
10-50 Million: 3.82%
Over 50 Million: 2.29%
5-10 Million: 0.76%

Total Votes: 1703

February 17 - February 24, 2002

Is DR/BC still getting the increased exposure from 9/11 in your organization?

Yes: 71.01%
No: 28.99%

Total Votes: 3042

February 10 -February 17, 2002

Do you feel your organization is fully protected against power outages?

No: 60.62%
Yes: 39.38%

Total Votes: 3667

February 3 - February 10, 2002
What area of your organization does BCP/DRP report to?

IS/IT: 63.64%
Risk Mgmt: 11.96%
Security/Safety: 8.61%
Other: 7.66%
Facilities: 4.31%
Controller: 3.83%

Total Votes: 3553

January 27 -February 3,2002

What is your experience in BC planning?

beginner: 47.97%
intermediate: 27.03%
advanced: 25.00%

Total Votes: 4736

January 20 -January 27, 2002
Do you currently have high availabilty solutions in place?

no: 50.64%
yes: 49.36%

Total Votes: 2340

January 13 -January 20, 2002

Do you currently require critical vendors to have an active BCP?

no: 50.00%
yes: 50.00%

Total Votes: 1598

January 6 - January 13, 2002
Does your organization outsource payroll?

no: 60.26%
yes: 39.7
4%

Total Votes: 2652