There's also another issue I'd like to raise on this forum. What we have seen with Katrina is of tremendous proportions. I can say on my part, that I don't...
New Orleans has known for years and years it was in peril...... studies and documentries have been produced over the years... The old worn out adage of "It...
Jeff Charlton wrote: "Many of the deaths in the USA from Katrina could have been avoided if people had heeded the warnings and official demands to evacuate....
The point about loss of market is a good one that works both ways. You could lose a key supplier, a key customer, or an entire market segment. This has often...
Gene, I agree, N'awlins certainly did know how vulnerable they were. The following article from Popular Mechanics magazine points that out. Note the date that...
I am looking for some information on what community hospitals (400-500 beds) are doing for planning their IT recovery. Usually high availability is not...
American Academy of Medical Administrators (AAMA) has a Business Continuity Component. I'm a new member of AAMA, working toward my BC Certification. Howard...
Once again, we have found in a wide-spread disaster event that communications are not dependable. All landlines down, sporadic cell phone service, and no...
Regarding distance to the sea from inland cities... I think it was Chicago where a piling was driven into the river bed only to punch through to an...
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Jeff has written that many deaths from Katrina could have been avoided if people had evacuated. And some that could evacuate did not, and obviously should...
Honestly, this event is so far reaching, it is almost unfathomable. Crime elements are now creeping into new communities as the evacuation efforts increase....
Continuity Central has started a page which is highlighting companies that are offering disaster recovery aid specifically aimed at businesses impacted by...
Another tragic event, so many in the last couple of months. I have been fortunate enough to work all over the world and it is extremely interesting how ...
Tim, I echo your sentiments, thanks for the kind words, and you've provided some interesting perspectives. The media can be a fickle group, and it sometimes ...
Coming from international culture as well. I have worked intensively on Y2K contingency planning back in late nineties (both business and IT). I must say...
Thanks for the responses on this theme two points of interest. I have come to the conclusion in the last few years that we have three major problems in making...
Tim, You make some excellent points. A pet peeve of mine is that often the people making BC/DR decisions have no direct accountability for profit/loss. People...
Hi I wonder if I can ask for your opinions please? Over the last 6 or 7 years I have spoken at a lot of conferences and I have noticed that IT DR has become...
Hi Kathleen, When I wrote my initial message it was hours after Katrina struck. I did not know the full or even half the facts, and even now none of us know...
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Hi Tim Some ideas (in no particular order) are: - Backup and restore, there's lots more to this than many people realise, should cover different types of...
Past 12 months the world experienced worst of the natural disasters. The lessons that have to be learnt are many and serious attention need to be given by not...
Hi Tim Back in the Y2K era, I listened to a story from one presenter stressing that survival is not IT only. He mentioned McDonalds as an example and said if...
This brings to our attention the accelarating rate of global climate changes through the last few natural disasters over the past couple years, including...
Chris, You are absolutely right and this is I am afraid one of the reasons I have been banging on about the need to be more proactive about disasters and...
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Tim, You hit the nail squarely on the head (again). IT should only be a small part of your BC plan. You can be the most brilliant surgeon in the world that...
It depends ... I have been in situations where the most critical IT systems and services were successfully replaced by a manual or semi-automated systems. The...
To repeat your questiona: Does this have to do with the "overheating" and the "hydrocarbon" issues ? Maybe it does - maybe it doesn't. There is evidence that...
