Preparing for the worst

Author

Powers, C. Blake

Author_Institution

Powers Commun., Madison, AL, USA

Volume

33

Issue

12

fYear

1996

fDate

12/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

49

Lastpage

54

Abstract

It is possible to emerge from a man-made or natural disaster in relatively good shape if you prepare for it ahead of time, and if you make those preparations part of your routine day-to-day operations. This strategy is particularly crucial for computing and data storage operations. The author discusses a five-point plan which, if put into effect before a natural or man-made disaster occurs, will enable you to survive one with staff, computers, and data pretty much intact. The plan covers protecting equipment and and saving records, preventing power and communication cable damage, keeping a good stock of consumable items (water and fuel), knowledge of the building, and preventing injuries to people

Keywords

DP management; disasters; personnel; power cables; protection; records management; security of data; telecommunication cables; building knowledge; communication cable protection; computing operations; consumable items; data storage operations; disaster recovery; equipment protection; man-made disaster; natural disaster; personnel protection; power cable protection; records saving; Buildings; Computer crashes; Costs; Disk drives; Earthquakes; Electric shock; Electronic equipment testing; Fires; Wire; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Spectrum, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9235

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/6.546499

Filename

546499