Table of Contents

Definition of a Disaster; Identify Disaster as a Possibility; Need for a Disaster Recovery Plan; Secure Top Management Support and Resources; Organize Plan Development Team; Appoint Disaster Recovery Coordinator; Conduct Risk and Business Impact Analyses; Identify Data Storage and Recovery Sites; Formulate Strategies for System Recovery; Evaluate Alternatives for Disaster Recovery Plan Development; Define Assumptions and Limitations of the Plan; Write the Plan; Develop Primary Procedures for Emergency Response; Write Emergency Management Plan; Designate Disaster Recovery Teams; Develop a Notification Directory; Establish Emergency Operations Centre; Train Employees; Test the Plan; Maintain the Plan; Invoke the Plan; Manage the Media; Other Resources for Disaster Recovery Information.

About the Author

Dr. Charlotte J. Hiatt has been a professor at California State University, Fresno since 1984. She has consistently been recognized for her outstanding teaching. While pursuing post-doctoral work at the University of Minnesota during the summer of 1985 she developed an interest in disaster recovery planning for information systems. Since then she has been conducting research, making presentations, and publishing papers in this area. The intent of this manuscript is to provide a foundation for anyone interested in understanding the basic principles, terminology, and strategies of disaster recovery planning. The material presented includes a comprehensive accumulation of sample documents and the synthesis of broadly dispersed disaster recovery related information.