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13 Disaster Recovery
This chapter discusses methods and planning for disaster recovery. The sections in this
chapter are:
• Recovery Facilities
• Planning for Disaster Recovery
• Testing Your Recovery System
In this age of highly computerized business, some of your business information may be
available only through your computer systems. Very often the information we rely on is
only available through our computers. Regularly backing up the information stored on
your computer system protects that information from a system failure. Your backups and
your computer system, however, are not indestructible and can be damaged or destroyed
by smoke, noxious fumes, explosion, flood, earthquake, sabotage, and many other natural
and man-made problems. Without access to your computer system, you may lose track of
sales, production, existing customers, and accounting information.
This chapter discusses strategies for protecting computer operations from a variety of
disasters. Planning for a disaster and identifying the best means for recovering with a
minimum of delay is the key to disaster recovery. Costs of disaster recovery systems vary
greatly depending upon the alternative you select and the features you require. However, if
a properly designed disaster recovery system saves your business, you will want it at any
cost.