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Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning for IT Professionals [Paperback]

Susan Snedaker (Author)
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July 5, 2007 1597491721 978-1597491723 1
Increase Your Company's Odds of Surviving a Major Disaster

Powerful Earthquake Triggers Tsunami in Pacific. Hurricane Katrina Makes Landfall in the Gulf Coast. Avalanche Buries Highway in Denver. Tornado Touches Down in Georgia. These headlines not only have caught the attention of people around the world, they have had a significant effect on IT professionals as well.

As technology continues to become more integral to corporate operations at every level of the organization, the job of IT has expanded to become almost all-encompassing. These days, it's difficult to find corners of a company that technology does not touch. As a result, the need to plan for potential disruptions to technology services has increased exponentially.

Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) are emerging as the 'next big thing' in corporate IT circles. With distributed networks, increasing demands for confidentiality, integrity and availability of data, and the widespread risks to the security of personal, confidential and sensitive data, no organization can afford to ignore the need for disaster planning.

The British Standards Institute is releasing a new standard for BCP this year, the Disaster Recovery Institute has developed a certification for DRP/BCP professionals in conjunction with the British Standards Institute, trade shows are popping up on this topic and the news is filled with companies facing disasters from all sides.

In this book you will find:

* Complete coverage of the 3 categories of disaster: natural hazards, human-caused hazards, and accidental/ technical hazards.
* Updated information on risks from cyber attacks, rioting, protests, product tampering, bombs, explosions, and terrorism.
* Extensive disaster planning and readiness checklists for IT infrastructure, enterprise applications, servers and desktops.
* Clear guidance on developing alternate work and computing sites and emergency facilities.
* Actionable advice on emergency readiness and response.
* Up-to-date information on the legal implications of data loss following a security breach or disaster.

Featuring Case Studies from:
Deanna Conn, Partner, Quarles & Brady, LLP, information security expert
Debbie Earnest, Disaster Recovery and IT expert
Patty Hoenig, Communications and PR expert

* Complete coverage of the 3 categories of disaster: natural hazards, human-caused hazards, and accidental and technical hazards.
* Only published source of information on the new BCI standards and government requirements.
* Up dated information on recovery from cyber attacks, rioting, protests, product tampering, bombs, explosions, and terrorism.

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About the Author

Susan Snedaker, Principal Consultant and founder of Virtual Team Consulting, LLC has over 20 years' experience working in IT in both technical and executive positions including with Microsoft, Honeywell, and Logical Solutions. Her experience in executive roles at both Keane, Inc. and Apta Software, Inc. provided extensive strategic and operational experience in managing hardware, software and other IT projects involving both small and large teams. As a consultant, she and her team work with companies of all sizes to improve operations, which often entails auditing IT functions and building stronger project management skills, both in the IT department and company-wide. She has developed customized project management training for a number of clients and has taught project management in a variety of settings. Ms. Snedaker holds a Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) and a Bachelor's degree in Management. She is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and has a certificate in Advanced Project Management from Stanford University.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 456 pages
  • Publisher: Syngress; 1 edition (July 5, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1597491721
  • ISBN-13: 978-1597491723
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #525,633 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have Book for IT Pro's, August 6, 2007
This review is from: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning for IT Professionals (Paperback)
Business continuity and disaster recovery are hot topics in IT these days and with good reason. The problem is, no one who actually works IN IT has time to deal with it. Enter Susan Snedaker's new book. I'm a big fan of Ms. Snedaker's, I own her book on IT Project Management and have used it to train my staff on how to manage IT projects. So, I'm already biased toward her books - but even so, this is a great book because, like her other books, she provides the big picture and the details in a really readable style. She starts out discussing the environment surrounding IT and the various kinds of disasters businesses face. Then, she takes the reader step-by-step through the process of planning for a disaster and how to recover the business in the event of a disaster.

One feature that I especially like are the sections by specialists - an attorney talks about data security and legal issues, there's a discussion about the financial impact of a business disaster and another section by a PR expert who discusses how to manage a disaster in terms of PR. These are nice add-ons that I haven't found in other books of this kind - which is why I bought this one and not one of the other ones out there.

Granted, many of us will never get through all the planning steps in the book, but at least you have the checklists to help you through it. These lists also provide a great reality check. The bottom line is this: protect the data you have today then create your more extensive disaster plan. Along the way, be sure you maintain compliance with whatever regulations your company or industry is subject to. If you want the checklists and details that will help you do these things, buy the book. It's the cheapest insurance you can buy.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Better Off Reading NIST 800 34, September 3, 2011
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This is an OK book, however, for a better understanding of DR or COOP planning it is better to get a copy of NIST 800 34.
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project initiation, work breakdown structure, facilities manager, avian flu, business continuity phase, risk mitigation strategy development, various threat sources, project plan components, business continuity activities, serious business disruption, regarding data security, major business disruption, business impact analysis, significant business disruption, plan maintenance activities, recovery metrics, full interruption test, data security breaches, recovery checklists, damage assessment team, critical business functions, risk assessment phase, questions about this chapter, medium expense, risk mitigation strategies
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Risk Assessment, Disaster Recovery Plan Development, Case Study, United States, Mitigation Strategy Development, Frequently Asked Questions, Human Resources, Plan Maintenance, Solutions Fast Track, Ask the Author, Legal Obligations Regarding Data Security, Hurricane Katrina, Special Publication, Deanna Conn, Change Control, Department of Homeland Security, Defining Tasks, Debbie Earnest, Maximum Tolerable Downtime
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