Michael - I hope you adding content to the thread and not my
comment. You are corrent, the best idea is to keep it off site and i
believe John was relying that across in the thread to another
poster.

BTW - Your BIO page still reads NASD 3510 and 3520. It is now
FINRA. FINRA, SEC, and Rating Agencies are my friends. :)

JP

--- In discussbusinesscontinuity@yahoogroups.com, "msmichaelr"
<msmichaelr@...> wrote:
>
> There are many solutions to datacenters and backups. The number one
> point it tht the backups must be kepT offiste. Commercial Storage
> companies charge by the number of pickups. Your pickup schedule
> depends on the last tape that you can use that will still allow
your
> organzistion to recover at a point in time that is reasonable.
>
> Foe instance if the data can be 48 hours old then you can schedule
> your pickup accordingly.
>
> The second point to remember is the recovery time objective that
you
> mudst meet in your recovery. If your a trading group then recovery
in
> minutes or hours is needed. This requires the data to be available
> quickly at the Traders Hotsite.
>
> Of course this is all an over simplification. The planning process
is
> more complicated.
>
> See www.reknowledge.com for educational training CD's on this
subject.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ms. Michael C. Redmond, CEO Redmond Worldwide, Inc
> www.redmondworldwide.com
> International Consulting Firm
>