Rothstein Associates Inc.

DISASTER RECOVERY WORLD IV
by Disaster Recovery Journal
A compilation of articles appearing in Disaster Recovery Journal.
"In the world of contingency planning, having knowledge at your fingertips can be crucial.
This reference book compiles all information from more than two years of Disaster Recovery
Journal into one source.
"In this volume, the fourth in a series of reference books, you'll find all the articles,
surveys,
graphs, photos and more from Disaster Recovery Journal, Volume 9, #1 through Volume 11,
#1. In addition, you'll find articles published only in DRJ's Ezine magazine. This online
publication debuted in 1996 and is periodically published by Disaster Recovery Journal. For
those who do not have Internet access, these articles will be viewed for the first time in this
World IV publication.
"The articles have been compiled in chapters according to their subject matter. The
articles are arranged chronologically in each chapter and the origination of each article is
clearly marked.
"The chapters and subchapters are:
Chapter 1: Disaster Recovery Planning: An Overview - This chapter discusses the
fundamentals of disaster recovery planning. It includes articles on getting started with a plan,
budgeting, managing the plan, and periodically updating the disaster recovery plan.
Chapter 2: Disaster Recovery Awareness - If people are unaware of how or when to use a
disaster recovery plan, it can be useless. This chapter discusses several ways to raise
awareness and train employees in the use of continuity plans.
Chapter 3: Analysis, Assessment and Auditing - An integral part of disaster recovery
planning is proper assessment and analysis of a companies' risks and vulnerabilities. This
chapter discusses proven tips for success.
Chapter 4: Testing - Once a plan has been written, it must be tested, This chapter includes
articles on proper test procedures as well as case studies of actual tests.
Chapter 5: Telecommunications and Internet Security - In the past few years the explosive
growth of the Internet has raised new risks for companies. This chapter includes articles on
the Internet, virus protection, cyber crimes and other telecommunication issues.
Chapter 6: Data Processing Recovery - An important aspect of contingency planning is
protecting your firm's data processing information.
Chapter 6A: Storage Management Issues - Learn about proper record storage, records
protection and other issues in this chapter. Case studies are included.
Chapter 7: Alternate Sites - This chapter includes information on selecting, gaining access
to, and budgeting for an alternate site.
Chapter 8: Special Considerations - This chapter includes discussion of contingency
planning in special situations and settings.
Chapter 8A: Legal Issues - This sub-chapter discusses several important aspects that
should
be considered from the legal standpoint of disaster recovery planning.
Chapter 9: Year 2000 Issues - Learn about the special challenges the next millennium,
presents to computers and their users.
Chapter 10: Insurance - This chapter includes coverage of selecting an insurance provider
and policy. In addition, learn tips for filing claims.
Chapter 11: Emergency Management Procedures and Processes - Emergency
preparedness is an integral part of contingency planning. Learn how to incorporate it into
your
DR plan and learn how forming partnerships between private and public sectors can also be
helpful.
Chapter 12: Media Relations - During a crisis, dealing with the media may be a major part of
the contingency planners role. Learn techniques for successful public relations.
Chapter 13: Natural Disasters - Read events from some of the biggest natural disasters of
the last few years. Sub-chapters, include coverage of hurricanes, floods and fires.
Chapter 14: Surveys This chapter includes all of DRJ's popular annual surveys. Subjects
include Alternative Sites, PC-based Software, Mainframes, and Consultants."
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING
The K.I.S.S. Approach to Business Resumption Planning By Richard Piellucci
Crisis Management Keeping A Company Strong In Times of Trouble By Michael Kutner
Disaster Recovery: How Do You Pay For It? By Lawrence P. Cox .
The Contingency Planning Cycle By Jeffrey L. Nicolet, CDP, CSP, CDRP
Prevent The Disaster and Forget The Recovery By Barry Shorthouse
Managing Change As A Factor of Success in BC Planning By David Effgen
When Disaster Strikes By Belinda Wilson
Disaster Recovery Planning: More Than Boom and Gloom By William Million, CDRP
Performance Hierarchy of Disaster Recovery Solutions By Ed Baker, Greg Van Hise, &
Steve Luko
How to Develop A Comprehensive Business Resumption Plan By Glancy and Stamieszkin
Disaster Recovery for Businesses By Frank Ianna
The Business Recovery Lesson Plan By Terry Sexton
Managing The Recovery Planning Project: Part 1 by David A. Johnson, CBCP
Managing the Recovery Planning Project: Part 2 by David A. Johnson, CBCP
CHAPTER TWO DISASTER RECOVERY AWARENESS
Personal And Public Aspects Of A Disaster By Denis Kleinrichert
Will Your Employees Return To Work Following The Next Disaster? By Deborah Selina
Corporate Executive Have You Cared Enough? By Bill Hussong
Disaster Recovery/Continuity Planning and Employee Awareness By Franz McConney,
CDRP
Training Your Employees After the Plan Development By Raja K. Iyer and Rodolfo Garcia
Diez
Do-It-Yourself Planning for Emergency Supplies By Pete Ashen
Enhancing Senior Management Awareness By Raja K. Iyer and Rodolfio Garcia Diez
Stress Mitigation for Volunteer Employee Emergency Workers By Dr. Killorin Riddell
Training Your Business Continuity Teams By Raja K. Iyer & Rodolfo Garcia Diez
Protecting The Employees Protects The Business By Dr. Jay Levinson
CHAPTER 3 ANALYSIS, ASSESSMENT AND AUDITING
Quantifying A Business Impact Analysis By Robert Jackson, CDRP
How To Conduct A Business Impact Analysis By Patricia A. P. Fisher
Some Techniques for Business Impact Analysis By Geoffrey H. Wold
Recovery Planning Can Speed Your Return to Business By Ms. Michael C. Redmond
What are the Chances? By Mark Jablonowski
Automated Disaster Recovery Plan Auditing: By Albert J. Marcella, Jr. and James V. Rauff
Auditing Business Recovery Plans By Damom Arber
Systematic Disaster Planning Part 1 By Mark Jablonowski, CPCU, ARM
Systematic Disaster Planning Part 2 By Mark Jablonowski, CPCU, ARM
Disaster Recovery By Dan S. Perry
Conduct a Hard Hitting BIA: Proven Tips For Success! By Leo A. Wrobel
CHAPTER 4 TESTING
Murphy's Day at the Surprise Disaster Recovery Drill By Jeanne D. Powell, CDRP
Test Last? Maybe Not By Ben Woodworth, CDRP
Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst By David Stacy, CDRP and Piotrek
Stamieszkin
Staging Your Disaster Recovery Plan By Mike Underwood, CDRP
Full-Scale Business Disaster Recovery Testing By Paul J. Bergee, CDRP
Managing Multiple Hats - Management Plan Exercise Development By Michael Frishberg
CHAPTER 5 TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INTERNET SECURITY
Internet Security: The Impact of Firewalls on Client/Server Applications
White Paper: The Internet By Tari Schreider
Lessons Learned By Gerald A. Sands, CDRP, CISSP
Corporations Need Protection from Intrusions and Viruses By Alan Fedeli and Steven
Rosenblatt
Adding Disaster Tolerance to Computing Systems By Robert Glorioso
The Impact of the Telecommunications Act on Business Continuity Plans By Charlie Barrow,
CBCP
A View From Washington: Cyber-Threat Prevention By Mike Braham
High-Tech Crimes Can Lead To High-Tech Disasters By Jack Wiles
In The Shadow of the Internet By Barbara Bennett
Network-Down Response By Joseph McFadden
CHAPTER 6 DATA PROCESSING RECOVERY
LAN Disaster Recovery By Bill Koch
Contingency Planning. Data Processing By Alan J. Lyons
Your System Is Down, Do You Know Where Your Data is? By Gerard J. Minnich, CDRP
The Impact Of DB2 Version 4 On Recovery By Willie Favero
An Introduction to Remote Backup By Bob Zeidman
Using Geographic Clustering To Build Computing Environments By Casey and Kohler
Effective Data Backup By Alan Lyons
Wishing You a Speedy Recovery By Cliff Spencer
New Technology, New Risk: By Diane Laux
Network Data Mirroring By Jason Welco
The Quest For Continuous Operations By William J. Douglas
Data Center Downtime Quiz By Barbara Kolbl
What You Need to Know About Electronic Vaulting By Kevin Koski
Tactical Computing Peculiarities in Business Continuity By Fred Aylstock & Randy Settergen
CHAPTER 6A STORAGE MANAGEMENT ISSUES
Record Storage: Is It Vital to Your Firm's Success? By Ron Ameln
Solving Storage Management Issues By Vicki Vollmar
Marquette Medical Systems Relies On Storage Management By Steven Goodman
Vital Records Protection Issues By Pat Moore, CBCP
Business Continuance: Beyond Disaster Recovery By Jim Ogorchock
CHAPTER 7 ALTERNATE SITES
Real Estate Aspects of Recovery Centers By Richard E. Strauss
A Question of Distance and Apples By Mr. Tyler
OmniCentric Hotsites: Local Access to Global Continuity By Jeanne D. Powell, CDRP
Business Continuity Planning: New Choices in Alternate Site Selection By Ann Pickren
The Hidden Costs of In-House Disaster Recovery By Bill Cronin
The 21st Century Emergency Operations Center By Deborah Selina & Paul Coleman
Commercial Recovery Facilities: Selecting a Hot Site Facility By Tari Schreider
CHAPTER 8 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING
Evaluating And Working With Consultants By Cole Emerson, CDRP
Cryoblasting High-Tech Property Claims By William A. Goldstein
Tips For Surviving An Economic Slowdown For Small Businesses By John Keough
Prelude In Retrospect - Contingency Planning For Summer Games By James McGraw, Jr.,
CDRP Preparing for the Increasing Threat of Terrorism By Michael Keating, CDRP
People, Paper, Data: Disaster Planning for Libraries By Guy Robertson
Helping 2.5 Million A Day Travel Safely By Joseph Scanlon
Print & Mail Business Recovery Services By Bill Rider
Human Error: But Which Human? By Randolph G. Bias, Ph.D. & Douglas J. Gillan, Ph.D.
Turning a Disaster into an Opportunity By T. Joseph Scanlon
Defending Against Cosmic Calamity By Barry Shorthouse, Ph.D.
CHAPTER 8A LEGAL ISSUES
White Paper: Legal Issues By Tari Schreider
Contingency Planning As Asset Management-Legal Issues By John Copenhaver, CDRP
CHAPTER 9 YEAR 2000 ISSUES
The Disaster of the Century By Donald Fowler
The Year 2000 Opportunity By Jeffrey L. Nicolet, CDRP
Business Continuity Planning Challenges As We Approach 2000 By Pat Moore, CDRP
Awareness, Identification and Compliance: By Allan Graham
CHAPTER 10 INSURANCE
White Paper - Insurance: "The Disaster Recovery Plan of Last Resort" By Tari Schreider
What Your Insurance Company Doesn't Want You To Know By Pam Paisley
Replacement Cost Coverage: By Ronald J. Papa
Business Income Insurance: By Ronald J. Papa
Solving the "Expert" Dilemma! By Drew D. Lucrell, Esq.
Objectively Selecting an Insurance Broker or Other Service Provider By Lawrence P. Cox,
A.R.M.
CHAPTER 11 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES AND
PROCESSES
Building A Public/Private Partnership in Emergency Management By James Lee Witt
Emergency Preparedness as an Olympic Event By John Copenhaver, CDRP
Emergency Preparedness & Response Procedures Training By David L. Battle
Private/Public Partnership By David Robert Smith
Creating Disaster Resistant Communities By James Lee Witt
White Paper: Accelerated Access to Disaster Zones By James Hammill
Project Impact: Building A Disaster Resistant Community By James Lee Witt
CHAPTER 12 MEDIA RELATIONS
Media Relations in a Disaster By John Nevola
Communicating In Crisis: Are You Ready? By Bill Patterson
Public Relations in Crisis Management By Killorin Riddell Ph.D.
Disasters Harm More Than Buildings And People By Gregory K. Shields
Winning With The Media By Sandy Evans Levine
CHAPTER 13 NATURAL DISASTERS
F. Y.I. Facts and Stats About Disaster Causing Phenomenas By Robbie Atabaigi
Unplugged! Rental Gen Sets Help Volvo Plant Avoid Millions In Lost Production By Hank
Jeanneret
Rain Drops Kept Falling On Our Heads By Earl Crosby, Ph.D.
CHAPTER 13A HURRICANES
Buildings Protected By Clear Mylar Film By Bill Winter
Hurricane Damage in Virgin Islands Repaired By Ted Brown
Wax Attacks By Stuart Hanley
Hurricane Bertha By John Nevola
A Comparison Of Computer Contingency Plans By M. Cerullo, M. V. Cerullo, and R.
McDuffie
CHAPTER 13B FLOODS
The '97 Midwest Floods By Daniel B. Carlson
Floods Can't Stop The Presses In Grand Forks By Laura Parker
Red River Rising By Mark Bennett, M.P.A, C.E.M.
CHAPTER 13C FIRE
Fire Can't Foil Atlanta's Fox Theatre By Lany Mainers
Trial By Fire: By Adele Hars
The Use of ICS in Calabas-Malibu Fire
CHAPTER 14 SURVEYS
1996 Mainframe Software Survey
D.R. Survey From The 1995 Atlanta Symposium
Survey of Disaster Recovery Consultants
1996 Survey: Disaster Recovery Services
Alternative Sites Survey
Editorial Advisory Board Questionnaire
PC-Based Software Survey and Mainframe Survey
Consultant Survey 1997
Survey Addendum
Disaster Recovery Services
Alternative Sites Survey
Other Services Survey Addendum
1997 PC & Mainframe Survey
Consultant Survey
1998, 404 pages. Order #DR369, $50.00

4 Arapaho Rd.

Brookfield, CT 06804-3104

1-888-ROTHSTEin

Telephone: 203.740.7444; 888.768.4783

Fax: 203.740.7401

All bookstore enquiries should be sent to Rothstein Associates at the above address.

Looking for Practical Knowledge?