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DISASTER PROOFING INFORMATION SYSTEMS
by Robert Buchanan

“This book utilizes [today's new system capabilities] through a method called SHARED that
integrates high availability with disaster avoidance to provide systems that are highly
redundant and tolerant of disaster in whatever form it occurs. It will help you chart a course
toward systems that avoid the need for disaster recovery...and provide other operational
benefits in the areas of performance, reliability, and maintainability.” -- Richard R. Devenuti,
CIO, Microsoft Corporation

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Nobody wants to shell out a lot of money for something they’ll use once or, with any luck,
never. But that’s where most corporations find themselves today. Network managers see
disaster recovery as outside their jurisdiction, and therefore as a competitor for system
resources. External incentives to deploy disaster recovery from customers and partners may
be pressing, but internal incentives are working against them.

This book provides a methodology responsive to those problems. With careful planning, it can
actually improve system performance instead of encumbering it. Even if your organization
isn’t budgeted for disaster recovery planning, you can implement this methodology now, at
minimum cost, and reap immediate returns. For companies already invested in system
protection software, Buchanan shows network managers how to get started on impact and
risk assessment, protection planning, policymaking, and more.

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END-TO-END DISASTER MANAGEMENT FOR YOUR:
* databases
* applications
* servers
* infrastructure
* Internet links
* workstations
* remote users
* personnel
* facilities

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GET STEP-BY-STEP GUIDANCE FOR DEVELOPING YOUR COMPANY’S BUSINESS
CONTINUITY STRATEGY – ON A BUDGET THAT EVERYONE CAN LIVE WITH!

In the wake of 9/11, companies from a broad array of industries have demanded that their IT
divisions create strategies to maintain network availability and business continuity in event of
disaster. Many of these companies, however, are reluctant to allocate sufficient resources for
capabilities that may never be used.

That’s why if you’re a network engineer or administrator, are responsible for system quality
and availability, or develop network management applications and “self-healing” systems,
Network Disaster Recovery: Planning for Business Continuity and System Performance is the
one-stop, authoritative resource that can help you satisfy those demands right now.

Written for IT professionals by Robert W. Buchanan — a noted business continuity and
disaster recovery expert — this book pinpoints a host of practical initiatives designed to help
your business’ mission-critical network systems maintain a functioning level of availability and
performance during a disaster. Network Disaster Recovery can show you how to:
* Create an effective business continuity strategy without siphoning budgets from other
projects
* Understand why making system protections an integral part of your network’s
operations will improve overall performance
* Avoid pitfalls, funding gaps, and other implementation sinks
* Learn which commercial strategies, tools, and products are worth buying
* Extend plans for protecting your company’s network to your vital e-business links
* And much, much more!


This indispensable guide also provides a methodology that lets you quickly respond to the
budgetary and workflow dilemmas inherent in developing disaster recovery strategies. Plus,
for those businesses already invested in system protection software, this book provides
detailed instruction to network managers about getting started on impact and risk
assessment, protection planning, policymaking, and more.

With Network Disaster Recovery: Planning for Business Continuity and System Performance,
you’ll get the skills you need to formulate a cogent response to this all-too-modern problem
— effectively and inexpensively.

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CONTENTS

PART I: A SHARED METHODOLOGY FOR DISASTER AVOIDANCE ACROSS
ENTERPRISE, B2B AND B2C SYSTEMS
1: Avoidance Versus Recovery
2: Business Continuity Requirements
3: Developing a Disaster Avoidance Strategy
4: Integrating Business Continuity and Disaster Avoidance Needs

PART II: IMPLEMENTING THE SHARED ARCHITECTURE
5: Access Devices
6: Platforms
7: Applications
8: Data Store
9: Infrastructure
10: B2B, B2C, B2G, and Small Business Needs
11: Validation and Testing
Index

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Robert W. Buchanan is president and CEO of Shiloh Network Solutions, a company that
creates tools and secures funding for business continuity and disaster recovery programs. He
has lengthy experience in network analysis tools at LANQuest Labs, 3Com, and Rolm. A
resident of Grass Valley, California, Bob is has written prior books on technical topics.

12/2002, 288 pages. Order #DR692.

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