Re: fresh on the job

Posted by Philip Jan Rothstein, FBCI (24.151.14.41) on August 23, 2001 at 15:44:37:

In Reply to: fresh on the job posted by tom on August 21, 2001 at 12:40:19:

: Hello,
: I am askiing advice on the subject of
: disaster recovery, I have just been hired
: I have just been assigned the task of
: disaster recovery coordinator
: of my IT Dept and I need some advice
: on how to get started.

= = = = = = =

Tom,

For starters, you need to get some education.

Here are some options:

1. There are local, regional and national disaster recovery groups, many of which offer free or inexpensive seminars, workshops and meetings. You don't indicate your location, but you can find a detailed listing on the Disaster Recovery Journal site www.drj.com.

2. Speaking of Disaster Recovery Journal, this magazine is free, as is Contingency Planning & Management (www.contingencyplanning.com). Subscriptions to both are in order. Both sites offer articles from back issues.

3. There are several excellent books, most of which are reasonably priced. You can find an extensive selection at the Disaster Recovery Bookstore (www.DisasterRecoveryBooks.com; disclosure - Rothstein Associates Inc. provides the Disaster Recovery BookStore)

4. There are also a number of templates and planning software tools offered through the Disaster Recovery BookStore. BUT - before you worry about tools, you're going to need to conduct a Business Impact Assessment (BIA) and an Applications Impact Assessment (AIA) - and possibly a Risk Impact Assessment (RIA) to identify and determine criticality of business and IT processes, systems and infrastructure. These don't have to be lengthy, complex assessments - but, without them, you're going to be developing DR plans which are not rooted in reality.

5. I would not recommend attempting to develop a disaster recovery plan without educating yourself first.

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