Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, Second Edition

How should an organisation respond to the threat of unplanned external disruption?

The second edition of this often humorous book explores the many continuity issues faced by organisations and sets out a myriad of straightforward steps that organisations should implement as a matter of course.

Put in place a disaster recovery plan and minimize the risks to your business!

Reliance on computer systems involves risks. So how do you protect your information from hackers and computer viruses? And how would your IT systems cope in the event of flooding or an explosion?

Problems with IT can do serious damage to your reputation, and jeopardise your relationship with your customers. This is why no organisation can afford to treat business continuity and disaster recovery as something that can just be left to the IT department. Ultimate responsibility for disaster recovery

IT-associated problems could threaten the survival of your business. If you want to protect your business, you need to put in place a disaster recovery plan. This book shows you how.

Benefits to business include:

• Keep your information safe
  Find out how to protect your company from Trojan viruses and phishing scams.
• Store data safely
  Find out what you need to do to store data safely, and stop years of work from being lost by accident.
• Stay connected
  Make sure your communication links are secure, and prevent your business from being crippled by losing connection to the Internet.
• Bomb-proof your data
  Take the right precautions so that your data will not be wiped out in the event of fire or flood

As Thejendra BS comments, “A Chinese proverb says, ‘Only a coward can create the best defences.’ This method should be your approach to protecting your business.”

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About the author

Thejendra BS is the IT manager for a software development firm in Bangalore, and has over 17 years of experience in IT. Besides working in India, his career has also taken him to Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Bahrain and Australia. He has dealt with customers in many different areas of business, and has written many articles for websites such as techrepublic.com and geekleaders.com.

Authors: Thejendra BS
Publisher: IT Governance Publishing
ISBN: 9781905356379
Pages: 300
Format: Soft Cover
Published Date: 13 February 2008
Availability: In Stock