A quick survey of the headlines for any given day in the twenty-first century will highlight global market-affecting disasters such as superstorms, data breaches, pandemics, system failures, and strikes. You cannot predict them, nor can you prevent many of them. But you can prepare for them. With the detailed guidance found in the thoroughly updated The Disaster Recovery Handbook, your company’s survival and the speedy resumption of business is all but assured. Learn how to proactively:
- Assess risk
- Create and document recovery procedures
- Assemble a disaster team
- Test and debug thoroughly
- Safeguard vital records
And more! With The Disaster Recovery Handbook by your side—including the third edition’s updates of emerging risks, developments in IT networking, and information security—you can learn how to avoid a great deal of potential trouble for your organization. And when the unavoidable, unpredictable disasters occur, you will know that you have planned for every contingency and have ensured that your company is responsible, ready, and resilient
The Disaster Recovery Handbook: A Step-by-Step Plan to Ensure Business Continuity and Protect Vital Operations, Facilities, and Assets| Michael Wallace (Author), Lawrence Webber (Author)| AMACOM
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Getting Started: Overview of the Project
Chapter 2. Building the Business Case: Measuring the Impact on the Business
Chapter 3. Evaluating Risk: Understanding What Can Go Wrong
Chapter 4. Selecting a Strategy: Setting the Direction
Chapter 5. Building an Interim Plan: Don't Just Sit There, Do Something
Chapter 6. Writing the Plan: Getting It Down on Paper
Chapter 7. Administrative Plan: Orchestrating the Recovery
Chapter 8. Technical Recovery Plan: Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again
Chapter 9. Work Area Recovery Plan: Getting the Office Up and Running
Chapter 10. Pandemic Plan: The Wrath of Nature
Chapter 11. Crisis Management Plan: Minimizing the Damage
Chapter 12. Emergency Operations Plan: Taking Control of the Situation
Chapter 13. Testing Your Plans: Test, Test, Test
Chapter 14. Certifications: How Does Your Plan Measure Up?
Chapter 15. Policies and Procedures: Get Everyone Moving in the Same Direction
Chapter 16. Electrical Service: Keeping the Juice Flowing
Chapter 17. Telecommunications and Networking: Your Connection to the World
Chapter 18. Vital Records Recovery: Covering Your Assets
Chapter 19. Information Security Response: Always Vigilant
Chapter 20. Data: Your Most Irreplaceable Asset
Chapter 21. Workstations: The Weakest Link
Chapter 22. Customers: Other People to Worry About
Chapter 23. Suppliers: Collateral Damage
Chapter 24. Fire: Burning Down the House
Chapter 25. Human Resources: Your Most Valuable Asset
Chapter 26. Health and Safety: Keeping Everyone Healthy
Chapter 27. Terrorism: The Wrath of Man
Glossary
Index
About the Authors
LINK FOR THE BOOK
