Part 1:

Every disaster is a reminder that businesses rely too heavily on data and IT systems that are not adequately protected.  Disasters occurring somewhere else in the world, provides an opportunity for businesses to re-assess their vulnerability.

Similarly, disasters that occur to a business present an opportunity for natural selection to weed out the unprepared.  If you are an IT manager or CIO with an inadequate business continuity (BC) infrastructure and recovery plan, your survival is as likely as the lame gazelle at the back of the herd.  Disaster will run up from behind you and take you out.

Sound cruel?  Maybe, but since I personally experienced the lioness ripping flesh from my frame, I have a leg to stand on (hmmm, bad analogy and idiom mix) when I tell you that an IT disaster is going to happen and you best be prepared.

You won’t see it coming.  At best, you’ll see the disaster coming from your peripheral.  At worst, you’ll know that the disaster occurred when the Blackberry buzzes itself off the nightstand at 2AM in the morning.  Regardless of whether you see it coming or not, it’s too late.  You’ve been hunted down and your continued existence now depends on how well you’ve prepared.

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