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Year 2000 : Best Practices for Y2K Millennium Computing

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This is the most frustrating Y2K remediation text I have purchased to date. The forms provided are not real-world useful, but the concepts presented on software testing are right on the money. Could anyone tell me where I can locate the Marilyn Frankel/Carl Gehr Edge/GUIDE report on Y2K tools, and the supposed 600 page free tool guide from the USAF mentioned on page 462 of the book, and referred to on the back cover?

rhawk@celestica.com, RHawk74059@aol.com

I've searched the web for information on these documents with no luck.

THANKS

How do you know if you have a Year 2000 problem? Well, if you are at a company with a large investment in information systems, and you do not yet have a Y2K process in place, you have a big problem, a real big Y2K problem. Given that, a lot of the Y2K books available are almost too little, too late.

Notwithstanding, I really liked Lefkon's book. At over 650 pages, the book packs a lot of diverse information into a readable tome. The main benefit of the book is that it shows a diverse range of methods (better known as best practices) in which to approach and solve the Y2K quandary.

Since the book has contributions from over nearly 100 different authors, it reads a bit disjointedly, but Lefkon's skilled editing makes it bearable.

The theme and method of the book are based on the following suppositions: · Admit you have a Y2K problem · Get started solving the problem · Make choices in selecting outside help · Creating actions plans · Solving the problem before 12/31/99

By working with the above method, most Y2K problems, if set upon with enough rational thought and man-power, are readily solvable.

What is beneficial about the book is that it is filled with sample questionnaires, diagrams charts, tables, forms and overflowing with checklists. In addition, the book has dozens of case studies from various companies and government agencies. In that way, you can see what is appropriate for your environment and sector.

If there is any lacking in the book, it is that it does not provide enough detail about the BCP (Business Continuity Planing) aspect of Y2K. While your organization, might be 100% Y2K compliant, you customers, suppliers, etc., might not be. What to do in that case, is what BCP is all about and what a lot of companies are dealing with now.

I found the book to be replete with loads of information and references. It has one of the most extensive listings of Y2K related vendors, websites, and publications. At $40.00, the book is well worth the amount of intelligence and wisdom it provides.

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