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By: Ron
Carter, Network Consultant
T he key word in this title is
Planning — without good planning, recovery from a
disaster is either very difficult or nearly impossible to achieve. If you have
ever encountered a disaster or discussed a vendor’s disaster, you will almost
certainly hear “failure to plan is planning to fail.”
Sadly for most businesses, it is not until a disaster occurs that they find out
how important it is to be prepared and ready for action.
What does Computer Disaster
Recovery Planning cover? Normally, the planning process covers all key
equipment used to maintain operations, recovery team (all personnel identified
to get operations restored), training, data backups, contact lists,
hardware/software listings, and much more.
CNI is interested in
making sure its valued customers are aware of their risk and how they can plan
for disasters. If you do not currently have a disaster plan or are in the
process of preparing a planning session, consider using CNI’s experience as a
resource on your Disaster Recovery Team. Please
call (513) 312-8381 now for an early appointment to discuss your
disaster recovery planning requirements.
The
following Sample checklist / procedures list is an abbreviated list to address
some disaster/recovery issues.
Equipment Listing
Create listings that include serial numbers, model
numbers, vendors, characteristics, physical locations, etc.....
File
Servers
Work Stations
Portables
Laptops
Modems
Hubs
Scanners
Copy Machines
PBX/Telephone
Systems
Laser Printers
Dot Matrix
Printers
Fax Machines
Audiovisuals
Software Listing
Safely store all original software disks. Document
software title, version number, serial number, etc....
Backup Procedures
Data is the heart of computer disaster recovery, and there
is no better way (security and cost effective) to safeguard your data and
programs than with a documented backup procedure.
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