FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate at the podium in North Dakota (ID: 43259)
Fargo, ND, March 22, 2010 — FEMA Adminstrator W. Craig Fugate answers questions from members of the media about the Red River Flood. Photo: Michael Rieger/FEMA
Continuous Data Protection can be used as a backup strategy for DRP amd BCP
Continuous Data Protection (CDP) is an increasingly popular disk-based backup strategy. It is replication with an Undo button. Every time a block of data changes on the system being backed up, it is transferred to the CDP system. However, unlike replication, CDP stores changes in a log, so you can undo those changes at a very granular level. In fact, you can recover the system to literally any point in time at which data was stored within the CDP system. A near-CDP system works in similar fashion except that it has discrete points in time to which it can recover. To put it another way, near-CDP combines snapshots with replication. Typically, a snapshot is taken on the system being backed up, whereupon that snapshot is replicated to another system that holds the backup.Why take the snapshot on the source before replication? Because only at the source can you typically quiesce the application writing to the storage so that the snapshot will be a meaningful one.
Construction equipment at Lake Lamoure in North Dakota (ID: 43288)
LaMoure, ND, March 24, 2010 — Construction equipment working at Lake Lamoure. Photo:Michael Rieger/FEMA
FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate in North Dakota (ID: 43258)
Fargo, ND, March 22, 2010 — Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator W. Craig Fugate visits North Dakota to observe operations in response to Red River flooding and meets with North Dakota Governor John Hoeven, U.S. Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan, U.S. Representative Earl Pomeroy, tribal and local officials. Photo: Michael Rieger/FEMA
Disaster Recovery Business Continuity for Remote Offices
Data residing outside the data center at remote and branch offices (ROBOs) accounts for a significant portion of an enterprise’s information store, yet it often either is protected with inefficient backup processes or is not protected at all — leaving companies at risk on many fronts. In a recent research report, high priority projects for ROBOs included improving information security measures; ensuring compliance with government, industry or corporate governance mandates; and improving Disaster Recovery Business Continuity processes.
Damaged road in California (ID: 43256)
Hesperia, CA, March 20, 2010 — Ranchero Road suffered severe flooding and mudflows along it’s winding roadways. This is one of many damaged sections to the highway that is eligible for Public Assistance funding to repair potholes, and remove debris. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA.
Cost of email downtime is high
In today’s economy, the importance of e-mail takes on new meaning. Recovery time and recovery point objectives (RTOs and RPOs) are no longer general rules. The Exchange administrator’s ability to meet or exceed the proverbial lines in the sand, in terms of time to recover and the age of the data recovered, can mean the difference between gainful employment and prepping for a job interview. In fact, average yearly cost of Exchange downtime for a 500-person corporation, according to data derived from the Contingency Planning Association and Strategic Research, is over $1.5 million. Disaster Recovery Planning Template Business Continuity Plan Sarbanes - Oxley - ISO 27000 (27001 & 27002) - HIPAA - PCI- Compliant Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) template can be used by any size enterprise. The template and supporting material have been updated to be Sarbanes-Oxley compliant. The Disaster Recovery Planning Documentation comes as a Word document and includes: Disaster Recovery Plan Template Business and IT Impact Analysis Questionnaire Work Plan Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Audit Program Included in the template is Business Impact Questionnaire as well as a full Job Description for the Disaster Recovery Manager. The premium edition contains 11 full job descriptions.
IRV at Lake LaMoure in North Dakota (ID: 43289)
LaMoure, ND, March 24, 2010 — FEMA’s Incident Responce Vehicle (IRV) is set up at the base of Lake LaMoure spillway to provide live streaming video to local and state emergency operations center for planning and documentation purposes. Photo:Michael Rieger/FEMA
FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate at the podium in Minnesota (ID: 43257)
Moorhead, MN, March 22, 2010 — Moorhead Mayor Mark Voxland, (left to right), Kris Eide, Minnesota Emergency Managment Director, FEMA FCO Lawrence Sommers and FEMA Adminstrator Craig Fugate talk with menbers of the Media about The Red River Flood. Photo: Michael Rieger/FEMA
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