Team: I like to understand the minimum IT knowledge requirements for a BCP/DR professional like on exchange server, back-up mgmt, storage mgmt, etc., Can you...
Hi, My two cents for what its worth. I personally don't think that any real in depth knowledge of IT is necessary for your BCP professional as that is what the...
Thanks Dave, i totally agree with your views and observations. But when i browse thru recruitment sites to search openings for BCP/DR guys, some of the...
Good Morning I agree with Dave. I see my role as a program manager and facilitator. I do understand IT to a "black box" and cloud level. I think it's...
If you are at all involved in coordinating technical recovery exercises or writing Disaster Recovery plans it is essential to have sufficient knowledge of IT...
I do agree with Phil. At least for the moment, IT Recovery looms large in the BC budget, and I think that most firms look to the Corporate BC Director to have...
Thanks Phil & Kathleen for your insights, Can you pl advice whether minimum knowledge on Exchange Servers, Back-up Mgmt & Storage Mgmt would help initially...
It really depends on what your technology environment includes. Exchange backup and recovery (or failover/failback) requires some specialized knowledge, but...
Many staff take care of elderly parents and neighbors and have relatives that are susceptible to the flu or its symptoms. If a company with a pandemic plan...
I am not a lawyer, but I have attended a few sessions to discuss legal ramifications of pandemic plans, issuing antivirals etc. Â Firstly, it appears to me...
You raise 2 important issues : 1. the case of "existing" contracts and obligations between parties : what really cares judges is the timing- when the contracts...
Bill But your overarching "plan" is usually to invoke your "action" plan at a point that the business sees fit based on business impact - which in this...
The British Government have published their guidance on how to best deal with H1N1 Swine Flu in their leaflet which arrived through the post. It is difficult...
Which companies have instituted a policy self quarantine for employees traveling to regions where any kind of major illness is present even if not in epidemic...
Thanks for the feedback so far everyone. I agree this is a pain to think about, but delving into the depths is part of what we do. I don't think we should give...
I note that in the Leader Post story, there are many ignorant replies from people complaining about those union folks getting paid time off. Well there are...
Actually Swine flu is a misnomer. According to some experts it appears that this bug was made up of part swine flu, part avian flu, and part human flu - a...
Hi Phil: For the following two items, if you could provide resource citations to me on or off list, I would appreciate it. I would like to read the source...
Oh-oh. Sounds like a conspiracy theory in the making. Better duck and cover yourself! Sincerely, Michael Miora (Sent from iPhone. Please excuse spelling...
Phill You mentioned and skipped over the very important and correct point that this current flu contains virus of Swine -avian and human flu which according...
Triple-reassortant swine influenza A (H1) viruses - containing genes from avian, human, and swine influenza viruses - emerged and became enzootic among pig...
Sorry I don't have any on-line references for my comments, although the information may be in the archives of the Toronto Star newspaper. Â This information...
We regularly exercise our facilities and these are often managed from a central location across several time zones. The communication issues arise when...
Some options: GMT as the clock Count down = Time = RTO, or end of exercise, minus nnn hours/min, AKA T minus... Time plus nnn hours/min, incrementing from the...
In a message dated 5/14/2009 4:40:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, JudyLittle@... writes: We regularly exercise our facilities and these are often managed...
I would go for GMT but whatever time you select make sure that all of your various country control rooms have a clock set to the chosen time. GMT is a fixed...
Forgot one. At one company I had to put the steps down in a table and have 3 TZ going down the side. They also were unfamiliar with military time designations...
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