Disaster Recovery

Websites are not only for your customers to see.

Create a website that can service you in times of a disaster.

Your office is down, your systems are down and your staff can not get in to work.

A private website, with a disaster recovery plan on it can give you a way forward.

Policies and Procedures are in place for staff to start working from home, a temporary office, even using your website to get information and action your recovery.

How does it all work?

Cover Page

Recovering from a Disaster.

S1. Your Disaster Recovery Manual

What does this manual need to contain?

An introduction to creating the Recovery Manual.

S2. Critical Systems

What are your Critical Systems?

S2. Vendor Contacts

Vendor Contact Information for critical systems.

S3. Internet

Access to the Internet, emails and business website.

S3. Custom Systems

Do you employ custom software, hardware or need access to custem external systems?

S4. The Test Run

A Check List for a test run.

S5. Test Run Review

Test Run Review

S6. Plan Triggers

What has to happen that will cause the Disaster Recovery plan to be implemented?

What parts of the paln will be implimented by what triggers?

Recovery Manual Table of Contents.

S2. Where do I start?

Do you have a plan right now?
Who manages the plan?

Earthquakes, Fire, Storm, Power outs.

S2. Staff Contact

Detailed information on all the staff. Also key responcibilities and their backp person.

S3. Telephones

Getting the Phones up and running.

S3. Office Network

What is needed to test and know that your network is going?

S3. More than Yesterdays Backup.

Having backups is paramount.

Having a backup that works is obvious.

S4. Preparing for a Test Run

What do we want to test? How are we going to test it? Do we want to make it seem real?

S5. Yearly Review

What's changed since this time last year?