> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL > Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 6:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: FLEX-ES > > > >I would advise anyone very strongly against the partnership approach. > It falls into the paper recovery trap that many shops including one I > worked at allowed to occur in the past. > > I could not agree more. > I also find that the COMDISCO approach doesn't work either.
I sort of agree with you. The problem is cost for us small-timers. We cannot afford to have a duplicate, replicated, remote datacenter. Trying to do that would cause us to likely "go under" right now instead of in the case of a disaster. My other problem with any D.R. scenario is personnel. We are trying to make our z/OS recovery "cook book". And we are getting there. The Sungard people do 99% of the initial recovery (getting z/OS running). Unfortunately, application recovery is still dependant on "local" knowledge. So if a major disaster hits our area (not just our computer room), then the lack of trained personnel may well cause the business to fail. And I'm not just talking I.T. people. What about end-users? You can't just take somebody "off the street" and have them be able to "take over". So, our disaster recover, is more for a data center disaster and not a 911 type disaster where we are all dead. Of course, if I'm dead, I won't really care about the company too much, will I? > > I have one recovery site, and more than one customer. > What happens if more than one customer gets hit by a disaster > (9-11? Katrina? Other?)? > Who gets the site? > First? >From what I understand it is "first declared, first come". > Largest? > Biggest payer? > More than one? > None? You're too close to the storm centre! > > The only thing that works is true replication under YOUR control. > Everything else is 'paper recovery' (I like that term, Sam!). > > "It's too expensive"! > So is going out of business! But if the cost of a "proper" scenario drives you to bankruptcy due to cost, what's the diff? > > D/R is an insurance policy. > Sites, testing, back-up, recovery, procedures? > They're the premium payments. And if the premium payment for insurance is greater than the replacement cost? Not a good decision then. Theoretically, an Insurance Company (like mine) cannot really go out of business all at one. The various state agencies will step in. So, although we may lose our jobs, our customers should be safe. Theoretically. > > As with all, you get what you paid for. No - you pay for what you get. There are many times when you don't get even if you pay. > > - > -teD -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
