| Disaster Recovery
Planning Auditing
Your Disaster Recovery Plan
A closer look at High Tech Crime, and the possibility
of it becoming the most likely disaster in the
21st Century. Source: Disaster-Resource.com
Components
of a Successful LAN Disaster Recovery Plan
A must read article by Leo A. Wrobel. Source:
Disaster-Resource.com
Create a Disaster Emergency Plan 1-2-3
Any type of a disaster (natural or manmade)
can bring business to a halt if you're not prepared.
However, you can take three steps now to make
sure your data center's resources will continue
to function during and after a major disaster.
Source: EarthWeb (Dec 21, 2000)
Disaster Recovery Planning
A sample recovery outline from the Computer
Security Administration at the University of
Toronto. A great reference if you need assistance
in creating one for your organization.
Getting
Started: Disaster Recovery Planning
A great primer on how to formulate a DR plan
without destroying your budget. Source: disasterplan.com
Implementing
a Disaster Recovery Plan - Before Disaster Strikes
Brief overview and recommendations by Nathan
Rector.
Preparing
the Disaster-Recovery/Business- Continuation
Plan
Tips on how to start on your plan. Source: Disasterplan.com
Remote
storage disaster recovery for Windows 2000 networks
If data is saved on remote storage tapes, you're
safe, right? Well, maybe not. Brien Posey reminds
you can things can go wrong when tapes are constantly
overwritten, and he explains how to avoid and
recover from storage disasters. Source: EarthWeb
(Sept 12, 2001)
Surviving
a Computer Systems Disaster: A Business Continuity
Planning Primer
For professional who are serious about disaster
recovery, this white paper is rich and deep
in information. As a single offering, it is
the most comprehensive resource on the site.
Win2K
Disaster Recovery
Discover how to plan for, prepare for, and test
your data-recovery procedures before you really
need them. Source: Windows & .NET Magazine
(Sept 2002)
Sample Disaster Plans,
Outlines, and Tutorials
Contingency Planning
Outline
A brief outline of a DR plan as an example to
convey the typical content of a detailed contingency
plan. The format will likely vary for each organization.
Components may be combined in lists, matrices
or charts. Not all components will apply to
all organizations. Source: Kansas Department
of Administration
Disaster Recovery Planning
A sample Disaster project plan outline from
the University of Toronto. Source: University
of Toronto
Disaster
Recovery Planning - Have You FORGOTTEN...??
All the little things that many people forget
to put in their DR plans. Source: DisasterRecoveryPlan.com
DRJ Sample Recovery Plan
A free outline, with access to the full plan
for subscribers to Disaster Recovery Journal
(The subscription is free.) Source: DRJ.com
MIT Business Continuity
Plan
This is an external release of the MIT Business
Continuity Plan.
For information on the plan or Business Continuity
Planning at MIT, call Jerry Isaacson MIT Information
Security Office at (617) 253-1440 or send e-mail
to gii@mit.edu
Nestle
USA: Creativity as a Key to Disaster Recovery
Planning
A Whitepaper describing the challenges a unique
solutions that went into NestlŠ's DR plan. Source:
Disaster-Resource.com
Plan
Writing Tutorial
Have you been charged with creating or re-working
your company's disaster recover plan? This informative
article will walk you through all the steps
necessary to ensure your plan is strong and
successful. Source: DLT.com
UW Madison
and UW Wisconsin Sample Library Disaster Recovery
Plan
This document outlines recovery plans for the
UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee Library systems
managed by the Library and Information Retrieval
Applications (LIRA) staff. The purpose of this
plan is to ensure that critical operations can
resume or continue normal processing after a
hardware or software failure.
Other Useful Articles
A Practical Guide
to Electricity for Network Administrators
By Candy Prince, Windows NT Systems Magazine,
July 1999
Backup
Against Disaster
Article by Steve Rigney spells out why a network
backup should be an essential element of any
solid disaster recovery plan. Covers backup
basics, tips, replication, and software review.
Source: PC Magazine (March 24, 1998)
Backups
and Disaster Recovery
Great primer that stresses the value of backups,
risks, backup methods, devices and media, scheduling,
media rotation, what and how to back up your
data, and on how to make boot disks. Source:
PCGuide.com
Computer
Security Incident Handling: Step-by-Step
Weather isn't the only type of Disasters. Hackers
can destroy your network as well. Learn how
to implement an effective response. Source:
SANS.org
Disaster
Recovery for Frame Relay Networks
Whitepaper that covers risks, common Frame Relay
failures, steps for successful DR planning,
recovery options, etc. Source: ADTRAN.com
Efficient
Use of Workplace Telephones after Disaster Strikes
A must read article by Judy Bell, a retired
Division Operations Manager at Pacific Bell,
and President of Disaster Survival Planning.
Source: Disaster-Resource.com
Hurricanes
101
A quick primer on Hurricanes by Chris Floyd,
the Disaster Services Director of the American
Red Cross. Source: Disaster-Resource.com
Network crash survival tips
Think you're prepared for a major meltdown?
Think again. This checklist helps you cover
all the bases. Source: EarthWeb
(May 19, 2000)
SANS Network
Security Roadmap
Hacker-proofing, advance planning before they
hit you - A Computer Security Roadmap
Written for UNIX Admins, but plenty of useful
information for everyone.
Smooth Moves
Relocating a data center can be enough of a
challenge; doing so with minimal business disruption
demands good luck and great planning. Some of
the most successful moves have been little more
than activations of customized versions of the
operations' disaster recovery plan. Source:
Rothstein.com
Thunderstorms
and Lightning: A Preparedness Guide.
A quick primer by Chris Floyd, the Disaster
Services Director of the American Red Cross.
Source: Disaster-Resource.com
Uninterruptible Power Supplies
Find out what you need to look for when you
choose your next UPS--it might just save your
network. Source: Windows & .NET Magazine
(April 2000)
Lightning Strikes
Don't let your hardware go up in smoke. Learn the marks
of a top-notch surge suppressor. Source: Windows
& .NET Magazine (Nov 2000)
UPS Buyers Guide
By Ramon Loyola, Windows NT Systems,
July 1999
When
Disaster Strikes...
Come hell or high water, today's business environment
demands that your data networks keep running.
What's the best solution for disaster recovery.
Source: Network Magazine (Jan 2000)
Windows
2000 Server Disaster Recovery Guidelines
Network administrators must develop disaster
prevention and recovery procedures for their
software and files. This paper details a strategy
for that, and lists new or enhanced Windows
2000 file system, data storage, and System State
features. As well, this paper introduces the
improved Windows 2000 Backup utility and provides
guidelines for recovery of machines running
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server. Source: Microsoft.com
(March 10, 2000)
Data Recovery Vendors
 Aver Drivetronics
Data Recovery
Aver Drivetronics has been in the hard drive
business since 1979, making them one of
the most successful and experienced hard drive
data recovery houses in the world. Their data
recovery centers are equipped with class 100
cleanrooms, servo writers, and custom software
to ensure the safe recovery of your hard drive's
data. They specialize in repairing damaged data
caused by Hardware Failure, Virus Contamination,
and User Error
Data Recovery Group
Data Recovery Group is a complete data recovery
service that specializes in recovering data
from hard disk drives. As a former hard drive
repair facility that has offered data recovery
for over 16 years, they are uniquely qualified
to offer recovery services for data losses caused
by power surges & outages, static electricity,
lightning strikes, fires, floods, other natural
disasters, sabotage, viruses, equipment malfunctions,
accidents, & user error (deleted files,
formatted / f-disked drives).
Data
Recovery Labs
Data Recovery Labs provides
data recovery service and data recovery services
specializing in the recovery of data from crashed
and non-functioning media. Experienced in multiple
operating systems. DRL is one of only eight
Data Recovery operations in North America with
a Clean Room which has been inspected and approved
by major Hard Disk manufacturers. |
