Dodging Disaster: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

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Dodging Disaster: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

by Vijay Sankaran

June 10, 2003


September 11, 2001 was one of the most horrific days in American history. Many of the fundamental processes in our day-to-day lives were tested to their limits. Electrical, communications and transportation processes came to a screeching halt.

 

In the IT community, we seldom anticipate these sorts of events. What if you were the CIO of American Express or Merrill Lynch on that day? Were you ready for your key data and servers to be engulfed by fire? Whether it is in business intelligence systems or traditional transactional applications, detailed business continuity and disaster recovery plans are key. Although you may think that the possibility of disaster is remote, if disaster should strike, your business could be seriously derailed if you are not able to bring critical applications up quickly.

 

While business continuity and disaster recovery plans are important for all corporate applications, it is imperative that they exist for the most critical applications.



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