Book description
If you have a business or a nonprofit organization, or if you’re the one responsible for information systems at such an operation, you know that disaster recovery planning is pretty vital. But it’s easy to put it off. After all, where do you start?
IT Disaster Recovery Planning For Dummies shows you how to get started by creating a safety net while you work out the details of your major plan. The right plan will get your business back on track quickly, whether you're hit by a tornado or a disgruntled employee with super hacking powers. Here's how to assess the situation, develop both short-term and long-term plans, and keep your plans updated.
This easy-to-understand guide will help you
Prepare your systems, processes, and people for an organized response to disaster when it strikes
Identify critical IT systems and develop a long-range strategy
Select and train your disaster recovery team
Conduct a Business Impact Analysis
Determine risks to your business from natural or human-made causes
Get management support
Create appropriate plan documents
Test your plan
Some disasters get coverage on CNN, and some just create headaches for the affected organization. With IT Disaster Recovery Planning For Dummies, you’ll be prepared for anything from hackers to hurricanes!
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Author's Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Introduction
- I. Getting Started with Disaster Recovery
- 1. Understanding Disaster Recovery
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2. Bootstrapping the DR Plan Effort
- 2.1. Starting at Square One
- 2.2. Resources to Begin Planning
- 2.3. Emergency Operations Planning
- 2.4. Preparing an Interim DR Plan
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2.5. Building the Interim Plan
- 2.5.1. Step 1—Build the Emergency Response Team
- 2.5.2. Step 2—Define the procedure for declaring a disaster
- 2.5.3. Step 3—Invoke the interim DR plan
- 2.5.4. Step 4—Maintain communications during a disaster
- 2.5.5. Step 5—Identify basic recovery plans
- 2.5.6. Step 6—Develop processing alternatives
- 2.5.7. Step 7—Enact preventive measures
- 2.5.8. Step 8—Document the interim DR plan
- 2.5.9. Step 9—Train ERT members
- 2.6. Testing Interim DR Plans
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3. Developing and Using a Business Impact Analysis
- 3.1. Understanding the Purpose of a BIA
- 3.2. Scoping the Effort
- 3.3. Conducting a BIA: Taking a Common Approach
- 3.4. Capturing Data for the BIA
- 3.5. Introducing Threat Modeling and Risk Analysis
- 3.6. Performing Threat Modeling and Risk Analysis
- 3.7. Identifying Critical Components
- 3.8. Determining the Maximum Tolerable Downtime
- 3.9. Calculating the Recovery Time Objective
- 3.10. Calculating the Recovery Point Objective
- II. Building Technology Recovery Plans
- 4. Mapping Business Functions to Infrastructure
- 5. Planning User Recovery
- 6. Planning Facilities Protection and Recovery
- 7. Planning System and Network Recovery
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8. Planning Data Recovery
- 8.1. Protecting and Recovering Application Data
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8.2. Choosing How and Where to Store Data for Recovery
- 8.2.1. Protecting data through backups
- 8.2.2. Protecting data through resilient storage
- 8.2.3. Protecting data through replication and mirroring
- 8.2.4. Protecting data through electronic vaulting
- 8.2.5. Deciding where to keep your recovery data
- 8.2.6. Protecting data in transit
- 8.2.7. Protecting data while in DR mode
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8.3. Protecting and Recovering Applications
- 8.3.1. Application version
- 8.3.2. Application patches and fixes
- 8.3.3. Application configuration
- 8.3.4. Application users and roles
- 8.3.5. Application interfaces
- 8.3.6. Application customizations
- 8.3.7. Applications dependencies with databases, operating systems, and more
- 8.3.8. Applications and client systems
- 8.3.9. Applications and networks
- 8.3.10. Applications and change management
- 8.3.11. Applications and configuration management
- 8.4. Off-Site Media and Records Storage
- 9. Writing the Disaster Recovery Plan
- III. Managing Recovery Plans
- 10. Testing the Recovery Plan
- 11. Keeping DR Plans and Staff Current
- 12. Understanding the Role of Prevention
- 13. Planning for Various Disaster Scenarios
- IV. The Part of Tens
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14. Ten Disaster Recovery Planning Tools
- 14.1. Living Disaster Recovery Planning System (LDRPS)
- 14.2. BIA Professional
- 14.3. COBRA Risk Analysis
- 14.4. BCP Generator
- 14.5. DRI Professional Practices Kit
- 14.6. Disaster Recovery Plan Template
- 14.7. SLA Toolkit
- 14.8. LBL ContingencyPro Software
- 14.9. Emergency Management Guide for Business and Industry
- 14.10. DRJ's Toolbox
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15. Eleven Disaster Recovery Planning Web Sites
- 15.1. DRI International
- 15.2. Disaster Recovery Journal
- 15.3. Business Continuity Management Institute
- 15.4. Disaster Recovery World
- 15.5. Disaster Recovery Planning.org
- 15.6. The Business Continuity Institute
- 15.7. Disaster-Resource.com
- 15.8. Computerworld Disaster Recovery
- 15.9. CSO Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
- 15.10. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- 15.11. Rothstein Associates Inc.
- 16. Ten Essentials for Disaster Planning Success
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17. Ten Benefits of DR Planning
- 17.1. Improved Chances of Surviving "The Big One"
- 17.2. A Rung or Two Up the Maturity Ladder
- 17.3. Opportunities for Process Improvements
- 17.4. Opportunities for Technology Improvements
- 17.5. Higher Quality and Availability of Systems
- 17.6. Reducing Disruptive Events
- 17.7. Reducing Insurance Premiums
- 17.8. Finding Out Who Your Leaders Are
- 17.9. Complying with Standards and Regulations
- 17.10. Competitive Advantage
Product information
- Title: IT Disaster Recovery Planning For Dummies®
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2007
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9780470039731
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