I think perhaps the point (being made quite lightly imho) was that improvisation - kiwi or otherwise - is not a laudible substitute FOR a robust disaster recovery plan. If nothing else positive comes from events in ChCh, it should at least be a wake up call for businesses who are choosing to worry about such things only if/when they happen (and essentially are banking on never having to worry about it at all).
In this case, a bit of ingenuity and quick thinking (the UPS wasn't going to run forever) saved the day - it's a neat story, but it's not "a cool idea for emergency backup". -----Original Message----- From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of John Bird Sent: Thursday, 12 May 2011 22:18 To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: Re: [DUG] API to Windows explorer Good grief lighten up! From what I heard - using a WiFi connection from the street was not a plan for disaster recovery, it was good kiwi improvisation. The point I was making was that in Christchurch in 2011, as happened in Greymouth around 1986 with floods, I dealt with firms where the office was destroyed, and the supposedly safe offsite backups also was unavailable. In Christchurch in an equally damaged and inaccessible network providers office, in Greymouth in a flooded bank vault. Extra redundant backup options are a great idea. John Aside – I heard of one firm that had a server and a Wifi router on a UPS > that had their network guy park outside with a wifi laptop and copy stuff > from the server before the UPS died. Couldn’t go in because the the > front of the building had fallen out into the street. Thats a cool idea > for an emergency backup after the event. > > John > With respect, it's one of the silliest ideas I've heard in a long time because: a.) if your business continuity depends on that data being available then you need to take backup's and DR seriously, and b.) because endangering your staff like this shows you really don't get it, and c.) sitting outside a collapsed building will block access needed by the emergency services, and d. etc Cheers David _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe
