52 Disaster Recovery Tips Recap: Weeks 1-4
Posted by Matt Spada on Thu, May 13, 2010
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Week 1: Keep it simple.
Be realistic about who and what you will need during a recovery. There is no sense in trying to bring everyone back to work and have all systems back up if you can survive on less; especially in a short-term recovery. Identify your critical people, teams and define your business critical systems. These should be the focus and your top priority in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. Keep it simple. Simple works.
Week 2: Think about relationships.
Operations and supply chains are reliant upon external relationships, particularly if you're a small or mid sized business. Take an active interest in the disaster recovery plans of your vendors and partners to ensure your business will not be effected if a supplier suffers a disaster or interruption. If your vendors fail, it increases the chance your business will also fail during a recovery situation. You're only as strong as your weakest link.
Week 3: Plan ahead for evacuation.
Businesses located in disaster prone areas (such as hurricane, tornado, ice storm and earthquake zones) should develop an evacuation plan directing employees to a safe and pre-established area, and then recover business operations in the same location. You will have employees on-hand to begin working again, rather than spending days or weeks trying to locate them.For more information on creating your evacuation plan, visit Ready.gov.
Week 4: Know your generator needs.
"If the power goes out, we'll get a generator." It sounds so simple, but it's never as simple as it seems.Like most things, preparation is the key. Where will you place a generator? Do you need permission from your landlord or building management company to run cables through the building? What are the specifications of your electrical circuit - volts, amps, phase?
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