Disaster Proofing Information Systems: A Complete Methodology for Eliminating Single Points of Failure
Robert L. Buchanan · 2002
From the Publisher: GET STEP-BY-STEP GUIDANCE FOR DEVELOPING YOUR COMPANY'S BUSINESS CONTINUITY STRATEGY ON A BUDGET THAT EVERYONE CAN LIVE WITH! In the wake of 9/11, companies from a broad array of industries have demanded that their IT divisions create strategies to maintain network availability and business continuity in event of disaster. Many of these companies, however, are reluctant to allocate sufficient resources for capabilities that may never be used. That's why if you're a network engineer or administrator, are responsible for system quality and availability, or develop network management applications and self-healing systems, Network Disaster Recovery: Planning for Business Continuity and System Performance is the one-stop, authoritative resource that can help you satisfy those demands right now. Written for IT professionals by Robert W. Buchanan a noted business continuity and disaster recovery expert this book pinpoints a host of practical initiatives designed to help your business' mission-critical network systems maintain a functioning level of availability and performance during a disaster. Network Disaster Recovery can show you how to: * Create an effective business continuity strategy without siphoning budgets from other projects * Understand why making system protections an integral part of your network's operations will improve overall performance * Avoid pitfalls, funding gaps, and other implementation sinks * Learn which commercial strategies, tools, and products are worth buying * Extend plans for protecting your company's network to your vital e-business links * And much, much more! This indispensableguide also provides a methodology that lets you quickly respond to the budgetary and workflow dilemmas inherent in developing disaster recovery strategies. Plus, for those businesses already invested in system protection software, this book provides detailed instruction to network managers about getting started on impact and risk assessment, protection planning, policymaking, and more. With Network Disaster Recovery: Planning for Business Continuity and System Performance, you'll get the skills you need to formulate a cogent response to this all-too-modern problem effectively and inexpensively.