Is it possible to find the probability of various disaster scenarios occurring in your area? If you could find the probability of a hurricane or tornado or flooding occurring at your primary site then you would be better able to determine how far away your DR site would need to be. Maybe some internet searches would give you some of those probabilities. However, 4 miles away is a little to close for anything except maybe your main building catching fire.
Tom Kelman Commerce Bank of Kansas City (816) 760-7632 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 10:33 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Poll - Distance between Data Center and DR >As long as each is 10 miles NE/SW from each other....... Now, did I include Vector Analysis in this question? My issue with this problem is the "it depends" clause. I know that there are hardware, telecom, power, etc... considerations. However, if I am trying to pursuade management that our current configuration of 4 miles is badness. How or what can I use to show that a larger distance is better. That is why I was looking for papers or some other documentation. A regional outage, be it hurricans, flooding, earthquakes, tornados, or structure collapses are all part of my equation to start with. Management is not concerned about those. Just the "why go farther?" question. But I cannot convince management to go 10, 20, 50 miles, just because it feels "right". They want hard facts. Any other concepts. (And I do appreciate all the thoughts so far. But I need something a little more concrete.) Lizette ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ***************************************************************************** If you wish to communicate securely with Commerce Bank and its affiliates, you must log into your account under Online Services at http://www.commercebank.com or use the Commerce Bank Secure Email Message Center at https://securemail.commercebank.com NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files are confidential. The information is exclusively for the use of the individual or entity intended as the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of the message or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please advise the sender by reply electronic mail immediately and permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments and any copies of this message from your computer system. ***************************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
