Miguel wrote "I completely agree with Charles - it is very easy (and tempting) to get down amongst the weeds with a BIA..." "God is in the details" as quoted...
It is quite possible to have such a situation go completely unrecognized because of restrictions put on a contractor/consultant in terms of access, time, scope...
All of the previous posts are correct to a large degree. I know of one company that has 2 data centers on the same campus .5 miles apart. Different water,...
John wrote: <<<Start Quote>>> Even GAO complains about ignoring dependencies (see http://johnglenncrp.0catch.com/gao_coop.html) Unfortunately, most planners...
Although the need to implement business continuity management processes is understood by the majority of organisations, there is much variation in what is...
Hello, I am doing an Independent Study at the MBA level and was asked by a company to find out what other firms in their industry are doing in BCP. This firm...
Hi all, I recently conducted an e-mail survey amongst the 3,000 recipients of Continuity Central's `Business Continuity for Beginners' newsletter. A very...
Hi Howard, Your insight on data backup center was thought provoking. In your message you have mentioned the use of VAX/VMS clusters and Star Coupler. I would...
It MIGHT be interesting to see if there are experienced planners who are willing to do some one-on-one mentoring. The only concern I would have about mentoring...
David, Sample BC plans Our website contains BC Plan templates that can be viewed - in conjunction with 'free' information available from several other...
Hi, I heard about VAX/VMS clusters and Star Couplers/ HSC based dual ported disks. I wonder if you could tell me what are they used for and how could they...
A search on "VAX/VMS clusters" or any of the other terms will put you in the right direction for better understanding the technology. The big issue here: It...
You use a cluster alias and the system auto balances the load at log in time. Each system had multiple CPU and Memory cards and did not need all of them to...
Mentoring is a good option for those who have the time, knowledge, and temperament to so engage - on both sides. Advocating such a relationship is one thing,...
Are many of you finding that it is the complexity of modern resilient technology, that is the new risk, and no longer the unreliability of the equipment...
David, The genuine demand in the industry from business continuity newcomers should be access to experience and not to templates or part populated plans. If...
i entirely agree - my bCP reps from the Busines Units recently asked me for a good example of a completed plan to base our re-vamped plan on - I did not...
I agree with all the comments. However when trying to implement BC within my council and talking to Heads of Service, I seem to be coming up against the same...
The BCi has a website www.thebci.org, one is able to get a free download which assesses a company's bcp readiness / compliance. [MODERATOR: DAVID: I THINK THIS...
"I try to explain that we don't write the plan first we have to do a BIA for their service and then go from their." All plans are unique and based on findings...
... Because of the ever-changing tech landscape, I think the risk has always been in the change. The root cause is the complexity and/or unreliability at that...
I've written an article for P Roth and his newsletter. He suggested mentoring also. Form a business standpoint, if they are going to hire consultants, they...
Dear Stewart and listserv members, I agree wholeheartedly with Stewart. Just yesterday I said to a professional chef with 20+ years of high-level experience...
Paul, Benchmarking with other similar organisations is probably your best option but find someone on your wavelength that you aspire towards. There is...
A commonly quoted gold standard for application availability is the Irish Railways VAX/VMS cluster - 18 years uptime. The key difference between the Digital...
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I am a consultant who recently finished the "on-site" part of an ongoing mentoring project with a fast-growing municipality's IT organization. The group hired...
Hi John, I would like to take the time to expresses my appreciation for your valued feedback in regards to my doubts about VAX/VMS Cluster. Keeping in mind...
John, And a very godo thought indeed. Using parts of a sample plan to help present the overall project is nirvana. Otherwise, we spend too much time waving...
