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I was once on a contract where the manager of the government side would
randomly designate someone on the DR team as dead. He'd also randomly
pull a tape from the backup set. Such techniques can help to shake out a
weak recovery plan.
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We did that a Clearing as well. We did one test where the entire Systems
staff, and first-shift Operations, were all declared dead. The results
were a serious eye-opener; management suddenly realized just how
dependant they were vis-a-vis certain staff members. Cross training
suddenly became a LOT more important, along with skill-sharing and
problem recognition and resolution.
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