Sunguard, Comdisco, soon to be one company...... I'd do a lot of work first with what you have. Some weenie in upper management really wants a DR plan, fine, let's start with the basics.
I'd present them with multiple options, don't just shock em with the price of IBM or Sunguard, present the alternatives at the same time, that'll make more sense to them. If you have multiple sites, can you set up a computer room at the other site, and fit it up with systems that share the day to day work load, run systems at about 50-60 % of capacity in each site, that way if you lose one site entirely the other one can keep the company running, perhaps with diminished response time, but still doing business. 1. Get VERY detailed info on your current systems, not just the boxes and operating systems, but what the communications are that happen between them, then get the same kind of info from an application perspective. If you don't know what you have, you can't expect to reproduce it can you? 2. Take backups VERY seriously 3. Move tapes either to somewhere like Iron Mountain, they have a good service, or to the other site across the state or town or something. 4. Stabilize the environment and control changes very tightly. If you don't have things stable and under control you won't be able to keep the systems running the same, or get them up and running at a DR site. 5. Hire good staff, I see from your web site that you are a contract house etc. You should have folks on staff that have the experience to know the fundamentals of this stuff off hand. Good luck, this will be a fun one. > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 8:32 AM > To: MSWinNT Discussions > Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery Options > > > We were having an external audit yesterday. > Two questions that were asked was > 1) Do we do real-time offsite backups > 2) Do we have a place offsite to go and work if the building > burns down or whatever. With PC's, servers, etc. > > I'm looking at them....sheesh, we are a 60 person company! I > have a hard time buying a new PC. So then they must have said > something to the CEO, he and the pres poke their heads in my > office and ask me what's up, I explain what she meant, they > both smile and walk off. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jason > McCracken > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 5:29 AM > To: MSWinNT Discussions > Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery Options > > > IBM does this kind of hosting. I didn't put the disaster > recovery plan together, so I couldn't give you any idea of > costs. We (the term 'we' being used loosely, because more > than one company uses this site) have a site in NY that they > have servers on site for us to bring up our critical > operations, etc etc. > > Hope that helps. > > Jason McCracken > Network Administrator > Domino's Pizza, LLC > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Brian Dugas > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 4:43 PM > To: MSWinNT Discussions > Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery Options > > > I agree on the cost being almost prohibitive, but I have been > asked by the Board of Directors to provide such a plan. I > already told them the cost would be enormous, but I am here > to supply information that others can then decide for > themselves that this solution is cost prohibitive. > > Thanks - That idea is what I have proposed, at one of our > remote sites. > > Brian Dugas > MIS Director > Summit Technical Services, Inc. > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Voice: 401-736-8323 x11 > Fax: 401-738-8851 > Web: http://www.summit-technical.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Strome [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 6:52 PM > To: MSWinNT Discussions > Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery Options > > > I don't know of the names of any offhand...no need for them. > TRUST me on this...you do NOT need what you're looking for. > The cost of such a scenario tens of thousands of > dollars...per month in some cases. > > Do yourself a favor: 1) buy the number of servers you need to > get your company back up and operational within your defined > timeframe 2) Prepare a site if necessary, or make > arrangements with a site to host your servers and some of > your end users 3) Determine internet connectivity (generally > most office buildings will have high speed access...if not, > consider wireless as a backup for your current infrastruture, > and if you have a disaster, have that equipment offsite and > able to tie in to the wireless network and your > LAN) > > Obviously that's the tip of the iceberg...but it shows you > that you can do practically the same thing as remote hosting > co's for a fraction of the cost. I doubt that your company > would be able to recover, personnell wise, fast enough to > take advantage of the instant recovery site. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Dugas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 1:54 PM > To: MSWinNT Discussions > Subject: Disaster Recovery Options > > > Good Afternoon! > > I have been asked to research a Disaster Recovery Plan for > our NT servers. Does anyone have, or know of, any offsite > hosting companies that, in the event of a catastrophic > failure at our company, could have redundant servers come > online at a remote hosting facility. > > Thanks - Brian > > Brian Dugas > MIS Director > Summit Technical Services, Inc. > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web: www.summit-technical.com > Voice: 401-736-8323 x11 > Fax: 401-738-8851 > > > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
