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I think we would all be appalled and scared crap-less (to put it nicely)
if we all really knew the true state of BCP's at many companies. There
should be more customer involvement in DR; built into the contracts.
IOW, review of required test results, etc., if the customer so chooses;
at a minimum, so that they can tell that a test was done! Rigid
accountability to those that make the company viable is the only way
towards improvement here.
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Complete agreement, Scott. But far too many "IT Executives" are
interested only in the "bottom line". DR planning and testing are an
insurance policy that is all too often viewed as an unnecessary expense.
During the "Chicago Flood" of 1992, we discovered a number of holes in
our disaster recovery procedures, but our provider was able to supply
the necessary expertise and equipment to plug those holes. Consequently,
we were able to recover our (admittedly small) shop in just over 5
hours, at least to the point where our basic business functions could
proceed. Then we hit issues like how to distribute printed reports, and
how to print them in a timely fashion. That's when we learned about
channel extension, power supply and distribution at alternate sites. All
in all, a very powerful learning experience.
Another shop that I know of never did get running at the DR site; quite
a few heads were rolled after that little fiasco, and they were
high-level heads! :-)
Rick
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