The Disaster Recovery Handbook: Step-by-Step Plan to Ensure Business Continuity and Protect Vital Operations, Facilities, and Assets , Second Edition
- 9h 29m
- Lawrence Webber, Michael Wallace
- AMACOM
- 2011
Terrorist attacks. Data assaults. Natural catastrophes. Disease outbreaks. Recent years have taught us that not only was 9/11 not just a single, horrible occurrence, but that events of many types can - and statistically will - hit organizations of every size, threatening to disrupt and potentially even destroy those that are not fully prepared. This revised edition, filled with up-to-the-minute thinking and the latest legal and technological updates, provides readers with practical tools and ready-to-use instructions for assessing risk; clearly documenting recovery procedures; assembling a disaster team; testing and debugging every step; protecting material resources; and recovering vital records. This book contains case studies, interviews, and all the practical guidance needed to create the kind of thorough disaster recovery plan every responsible organization must have in place.
About the Authors
Michael Wallace is president of Q Consulting, an IT strategy and disaster recovery consulting firm. He is a member of the Contingency Planners of Ohio, the Project Management Institute, and recently assisted the State of Ohio in developing statewide IT policies.
Lawrence Webber is a certified project manager and Six Sigma Black Belt for CDI Corp. He began his technical career in the U.S. Marine Corps, and has more than 25 years of experience in the information services field.
In this Book
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Getting Started: Overview of the Project
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Building the Business Case: Measuring the Impact on the Business
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Evaluating Risk: Understanding What Can Go Wrong
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Selecting a Strategy: Setting the Direction
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Build An Interim Plan: Don’t Just Sit There, Do Something
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Writing the Plan: Getting It Down on Paper
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Administrative Plan: Orchestrating the Recovery
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Crisis Management Plan: Minimizing the Damage
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Technical Recovery Plan: Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again
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Work Area Recovery Plan: Getting the Office Up and Running
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Pandemic Plan
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Emergency Operations Center: Take Control of the Situation
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Testing Your Plans: Test, Test, Test
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Electrical Service: Keeping the Juice Flowing
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Telecommunications and Networking: Your Connection to the World
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Vital Records Recovery: Covering Your Assets
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Data: Your Most Irreplaceable Asset
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Workstations: The Weakest Link
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Customers: Other People to Worry About
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Suppliers: Collateral Damage
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Fire: Burning Down the House
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Human Resources: Your Most Valuable Asset
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Health and Safety: Keeping Everyone Healthy
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Terrorism: The Wrath of Man
