Introduction
This Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) captures, in a single repository, all of the information that describes Intelligent Imaging Solution’s ability to withstand a disaster as well as the processes that must be followed to achieve disaster recovery.
Plan Overview
The disaster recovery plan is composed of a number of sections that document resources and procedures to be used in the event that a disaster occurs at the Information Technology Services data center located in Founders Hall. Each supported application or platform has a section containing specific recovery procedures. There are also sections that document the personnel that will be needed to perform the recovery tasks and an organizational structure for the recovery process. This plan will be updated on a regular basis as changes to the computing and networking systems are made. Due to the very sensitive nature of the information contained in the plan, the plan should be treated as a confidential document (Information Technology Disaster Recovery Plan, 2012).
Plan Approval
DeVry Network Professionals – Dallas, Texas, Version 1.0, dated February 12, 2014 has been reviewed and approved.
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Bill Baig, Chief Executive Grader (CEG) Date
Disaster Declaration
Personnel Authorized To Declare A Disaster Or Resume Normal Operations
The following employees of IIS - Dallas Texas are authorized to declare an Information Technology Systems Disaster and also signal a resumption of normal processing:
Name
Title
Bill Baig
Chief Executive Grader (CEG)
Larry Brennan
Director – Defense Division
Linda Williams
Chief Engineer
Plan Activation
This plan will be activated in response to internal or extern...
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...UCT does not have computer hardware available for recovery nor contracts or agreements in place to obtain hardware on a priority basis. In the event of a disaster, hardware would have to be located, purchased, shipped, installed, and configured before any software or data could be installed or restored. The availability of the relevant equipment and shipping times could vary greatly depending on the timing and scope of the disaster.
The network services and application recovery times are additive in case of a disaster that affects servers and the LAN. However, a WAN disaster takes significantly longer to recover from due to the installation schedules of telecommunications providers. During this delay, server and LAN recovery could be completed so the WAN recovery time would be the only time applicable to the RTO (Information Technology Disaster Recovery Plan, 2012).
There operations are in system in place to identify, manage and effectively respond to foreseeable crisis and emergencies. Collectively, these requirements are designed to enable our operations to safely return to full function as possible.
Both man-made and natural disasters are often devastating, resource draining and disruptive. Having a basic plan ready for these types of disaster events is key to the success of executing and implementing, as well as assessing the aftermath. There are many different ways to create an emergency operations plan (EOP) to encompass a natural and/or man-made disaster, including following the six stage planning process, collection of information, and identification of threats and hazards. The most important aspect of the US emergency management system in preparing for, mitigating, and responding to man-made and natural disasters is the creation, implementation and assessment of a community’s EOP.
...l. The document is of great importance to each of us. This paper examined the emergency action plan for Knoxville, Tennessee. It compared and analyzed the plan for Knoxville with the standards set forth in the textbook for this course along with other recognized sources in the field of emergency management. The plan Knoxville employs is a simple yet comprehensive plan intent on providing a disaster appropriate response and recovery process while attempting to keep its residents informed and as safe as possible.
Previous centuries did not have to contend with or plan for the failure of electronic components, or the threats poses to the modern age as a result of the introduction of the nuclear/chemical age. These technologies and the introduction of terrorism into the risk management equation results in a complicated management problem of identifying, assessing, and preparing for the effects of the failures of modern technology. Emerging technological advances continue to change the planning cause the emergency management community to adapt to and identify new tools to manage technological risk (Haddow, Bullock, Coppola,
(Advisera) It is the different kinds of threats that the CISO and staff could face on a daily basis. With the IT Service needs to remedy the situation and reduce the impact. Also the data can be recorded and studied to determine plans to reduce future risks from happening. With the recovery aspect, there needs to be different actions that should be available when a potential risk could occur. A common practice is to have a backup of the important data in case when it is needed to be restored. After the company and CISO comes to an agreement on what is essential and what is required, that is when plans are developed and implemented. These plans should be in the daily plans and should be tested to know what went right and what went wrong. This would be a trial and error process to get it better and better and to have it tested before a real disaster, the better. So they can know the process and know what to do when it happens in real life and not a simulation.
Is it practical to not have a backup plan for your business? It could mean taking a boring nine-to-five job after failing a new venture. Recovering from a disaster and planning be the continuation of your business is not something that is only done one time either. It is continuous. A backup plan is only as good as your ability to recover from the downfall. Some people may use the phrase “Plan B” in our personal lives, but it is important to have a back-up plan when it comes to business. In corporate America, this is known as a business contingency plan (BCP). The planning process for this should take an “all hazards”
Government preparation efforts had been in the works for years prior to Hurricane Katrina striking the Gulf Coast. In fact a recent as 2004 a hurricane drill was hosted by FEMA simulating a disaster event rivaling that of Hurricane Katrina including the evisceration of the city in also a similar manner. This drill, otherwise known as the “Hurricane Pam” drill, caused enough of an effect to get additional funding for preventative measures.
Based on this chart, a management team is tasked with the supervision of four main sections of the Incident Management System. There are three branches in the Operations Section, and the chart has a reminder that the units and the functions of HEICSE act as performance tools. In order to utilize the tools on the chart, the hospital must have adequate staff, often found in the large hospitals of the country. In this case, the expected incident will occasionally occur and in case of several cases, it is highly likely that they will be caused by different kinds of disasters. Following the use of each tool in the management of a particular disaster, the tool will be discarded because it will have attained and served the in the emergency to its maximum capacity (Hodgetts, Porter, & Hodgetts, 2002, p. 33).
Every city and state has specific details in their emergency response plan, and in order ensure aid and support, “state and local governments must adopt the NIMS to receive federal preparedness assistance through grants, contracts, and other funding” (Sauter & Carafano, 2012, p. 245). Sauter and Carafano (2012) noted, “The NIMS attempts to ensure interoperability among federal, state, and local assets. It establishes procedures for managing operations; conducting training; and setting requirements standard terminology, and common procedures” (p. 245). The National Incident Management System (NIMS) model are applied and utilized for premeditated or unexpected incidents.
Natural Disasters can occur anywhere at anytime. Some are more predictable than others, but they all bring hardship to everyone’s life. Examples of natural disasters are Earthquakes (Haiti 2010), Tornadoes, Tsunami, Hurricanes, Wild Fires, Winter Storms, Heat waves, Mudslides and Floods. Regardless of what kind of disaster occurs, bottom line, everyone needs to be prepared mentally and physically to deal with the aftermath. Education is the first step to prepare you to deal with any major disaster. Three of the major disasters that can potentially disrupt normal day to day operations in our lives, are Hurricanes, Tsunamis and Tornadoes.
Even more important, several members of the team had served as presenters at disaster-planning workshops earlier in the year. Morgan Library staff was prepared for the disaster which facilitate an effective recovery process. In this case, the recovery process will allow the library to resume its function after a disaster. During this stage of the disaster management plan library managers carries out the salvaging and repairing of library
Introduction Disaster Recovery Planning is the critical factor that can prevent headaches or nightmares experienced by an organization in times of disaster. Having a disaster recovery plan marks the difference between organizations that can successfully manage crises with minimal cost, effort and with maximum speed, and those organizations that cannot. By having back-up plans, not only for equipment and network recovery, but also detailed disaster recovery plans that precisely outline what steps each person involved in recovery efforts should undertake, an organization can improve their recovery time and minimize the disruption time for their normal business functions. Thus, it is essential that disaster recovery plans are carefully laid out and updated regularly. Part of the plan should include a system where regular training occurs for network engineers and managers.
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The purpose of this CERT IS-317 course was to prepare individuals not part of the professional disasters relief field to help in the event of a disaster. These everyday individuals become part of a team that can aid in preparing their families, neighbors, and coworkers for the threat of a disaster. CERT program participants become familiar with disaster preparedness, fire safety, hazardous chemical awareness, disaster medical operations, terroristic threats, and search and rescue procedures. Following the completion of this course and along with hands-on class room course experience the CERT participants will be valuable aids to professionals during a disaster (CERT Training Manual, 2011).
The increase in unpredictable natural disasters events for a decade has led to put the disaster preparedness as a central issue in disaster management. Disaster preparedness reduces the risk of loss lives and injuries and increases a capacity for coping when hazard occurs. Considering the value of the preparatory behavior, governments, local, national and international institutions and non-government organizations made some efforts in promoting disaster preparedness. However, although a number of resources have been expended in an effort to promote behavioural preparedness, a common finding in research on natural disaster is that people fail to take preparation for such disaster events (Paton, 2005; Shaw 2004; Spittal, et.al, 2005; Tierney, 1993; Kenny, 2009; Kapucu, 2008; Coppola and Maloney, 2009). For example, the fact that nearly 91% of Americans live in a moderate to high risk of natural disasters, only 16% take a preparation for natural disaster (Ripley, 2006).