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New England’s ever changing weather conditions leave most organizations in this area vulnerable. We have seen more tropical storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards in the past few years than ever before. With proper planning, organizations have a much better chance of surviving Mother Nature’s wrath with minimal downtime and costs. But this means more than just having a tape backup of your data outside of the office. In this presentation, Tim Weber will discuss the steps organizations should take in order to be prepared for any type of natural or unnatural disaster. He will offer guidance on ways to communicate within the organization, expectations that should be set, how to manage and what the organization should be concerned about during difficult times. Presented by: Tim Weber, Manager, Infrastructure Services, ADNET Technologies, LLC Tim Weber, Manager of Infrastructure Services, has been with ADNET since 1994 and works closely with clients on advanced projects focused on Security, Exchange, Virtualization and Unified Communications. Tim is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and a frequent instructor for ADNET on Microsoft Exchange, as well as a speaker for industry events. Certifications: Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Microsoft Certified Trainer Citrix Certified Administrator Certified Novell Engineer
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BEYOND BACKUPS: READY FOR ANYTHING
Tim Weber
Manager, Infrastructure Services
ADNET Technologies, LLC
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AUDIENCE POLL
• How many of you have a formal DR plan?• If yes, how many have tested the plan in the last
12 months?
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Disasters come in all shapes and sizes
WHY DO WE NEED A DR PLAN?
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WHY DO WE NEED A DR PLAN?
• “43 percent of small companies experiencing disasters never re-open and 29% close within two years”
– McGladrey and Pullen 2008
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HOW DO WE APPROACH
1. Plan
2. Prepare
3. Execute
4. Recover
5. Learn
Plan
Prepare
Execute
Recover
Learn
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PLAN
• Where to Start?– What’s important?– How long can you live without those functions?– How do you handle the critical functions?
• Risk Definition– What are the risks that you are most likely to face?
• Setting Expectations• Personnel Safety needs to be included in all
planning
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PREPARE
• Setup the systems • Store critical information off-site • Prepare your facility • Document everything• Communicate broadly • TEST TEST TEST• Needs to be part of regular process - not just one
and done
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EXECUTE
• Is there lead time?• Communication
– Internally– Externally
• Challenge always becomes the timing • Track the changes you make • Make note of the issues as you go• Personnel safety is paramount
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RECOVERY
• What defines "back to normal" for your business?• Impacts of a disaster can linger• Need to decide when to put normal operations
back in place• Again - communication and expectation setting is
the key
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LEARN
• DR plans need to be dynamic• No possible way you'll get it right the 1st time
around• After each disaster (real or test), need to set aside
to capture thoughts and ideas as soon as possible• Update the plans accordingly
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RESOURCES
• www.redcross.org/prepare• www.SANS.org• www.fema.gov • www.ready.gov
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@ADNETTechnologiesLLC
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