Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Resources
The important topic of disaster recovery/business continuity is addressed in the fourth resource guide from The IT-Finance Connection. This is a huge area that deals with the reaction of business to severe weather, terrorism, blackouts, pandemics and other cataclysmic events.
Again, the guide below is only a starting point. Many of the links connect, in turn, to a tremendous number of other resources.
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See this post for more on resource guides from The IT-Finance Connection.
A Guide to Data on the Web
| Resource | Type of Data | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Disaster Recovery Guide | Website with many outbound links | Numerous how-tos |
| The Business Continuity Planning & Disaster Recovery Planning Directory | Website with many outbound links | Links to many sources |
| Business Continuity Glossary | Website | Thousands of definitions |
| Logical Management Systems Corp. | Consultant | Focus on natural disasters, pandemics and natural occurances |
| Example Business Continuity Plan For Online Business | Website | Focus on business continuity issues |
| Disaster Recovery Resources | Website with many outbound links | Many links to vendors, experts, tutorials and other resources |
| Disaster Recovery | TechRepublic site | More resources |
| Disaster Preparedness | Buyers' Guide | Nationwide and state-by-state search engine |
| Business Continuity | Academic site | Links selected by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Disaster News Network | News site | Lots of good information, especially on natural disasters |
| Eric Haas column: Businesses Need Plans for Disaster Recovery | Column | Good insight into why business preparedness is vital and how to start |
| Top Disaster Recovery Business Wasters | Column | Mistakes to avoid, and there are many |
| InfoSysSec | Website with many outbound links | A flood of useful links |
| Continuity Central | News site | Comprehenisve disaster recovery/business continuity data |




