Thanks, Rick. I was beginning to think that my post didn't hit the list, and I had figured it to raise more than a few hairs on the backs of heads. ;-)
Anyway... Yes! I think (don't know at all, for sure, so this is just my opinion) that too many shops back up data and that's it. Without repeated testing, backups are worth squat. Not to mention all the other required facilities, such as telephony, internet connectivity, etc., etc., etc. All the best, Scott Scott T. Harder Mainframe Services, Inc. Naples, FL > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Rick Fochtman > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:04 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Mainframe Executive article on the death of tape > > ------------------------------<snip>----------------------------- > 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. > --------------------------<unsnip>---------------------------------- > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
