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Do You Have a Disaster/Recovery Plan?

Do You Have a Disaster/Recovery Plan?With thecomplete inventory of my hardware; know what
recent onslaught of ice storms and floodingI have.- Know where my CDs (software,
happening all over the US and Canada, as wellbackups) are located and keep them in a safe
as the hurricanes that ripped through Floridaplace.- Know where the licenses are stored
and the south earlier this year, many people(keep a list as well).- Take regular backups
are finding themselves faced with tremendousand test them occasionally. Make sure they
losses regarding both their homes and theirare readable and that they are backing up the
offices. Most people have some type ofdata I need.- Rotate my backup media and
homeowner's and business insurance to helpalways keep a copy off-site.- Keep critical
rebuild and replace personal and businessfiles in a safe place.- Keep passwords, user
items, but what about your business recordsnames, etc. in a safe place. Document what I
and critical files? If your office washave.- Keep a list of all clients, vendors,
destroyed today, would you be able toand who I use to help run my business, with
continue serving your clients and runningcurrent phone numbers, contacts and account
your business, or would your business come tonumbers- Know what my insurance will cover;
a complete halt? If you were sick orkeep contact names and policy numbers handy.-
incapacitated, would anyone else know whereHave an alternate place to conduct business
to find important files on your computer? Isin case of an office disaster.- Have someone
everything documented so someone could fillin place to fill in for me if I became ill or
in for you until you were able to resumeincapacitated in any way.- Make sure I'm not
working?Terence Kierans, Principal,the only one that knows all of the above
Cyberspace Virtual Services, Westerninformation!This is by no means a
Australia made the following statementcomprehensive list of things to consider when
regarding a disaster/recovery plan whileputting together a disaster/recovery or
participating in an International Virtualbusiness continuity plan, but it should help
Women's Chamber of Commerce (IVWCC) Meet &to get you going in the right direction.
Greet. He said . . . "In essence it is anConsider your individual business and what
essential part of Business Continuityyou need to do to stay in business should
Management (BCM).This is not just aboutsomething unforseen happen.So keep in mind,
disaster recovery, crisis management, riskIf disaster struck tomorrow, would you have
management or about IT. It is demonstrably aeverything in place to get everything back up
business issue. It is definitely an areaand running in a short period time, or would
where proactivity is the keyword - as in notyour business be stopped dead in its
shutting the stable door after the horse hastracks?Copyright 2005 Terry L. Green,
bolted.It enables you to identify and manageGVATerry L. Green, is a Graduate Virtual
those risks which could result in:- InailityAssistant with more than 25 years of
to maintain services to your clients.- Damageexperience in executive and administrative
to your image or professional reputation.-support. Established in 1991, Fastype
Failure to protect your business assets,provides administrative support to small
tangible and intangible.- Business controlbusinesses, mobile executives, professional
failure.- Failure to meet legal or regulatoryspeakers, and life and business coaches.
requirements."He then quoted The BusinessTerry produces "virtual work that matters"
Continuity Institute, "Business Continuityfor her clients, and gives them the "gift of
Management is the act of anticipatingtime" so that they can spend their valuable
incidents which will affect criticaltime on the more important issues that
functions and processes for the organizationincrease their bottom line and grow their
and ensuring that it responds to any incidentbusinesses.This article may be reprinted in
in a planned and rehearsed manner."Hisits entirety as long as the copyright and bio
comments sure made a lot of sense to me. Hereremain intact, all links are active, and a
are some of the things I thought of whencopy is sent to the author.
considering a plan for my business.- Take a



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