[Dummies 01] • IT Disaster Recovery Planning For Dummies by Gregory, Peter H. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Contents Foreword Introduction

About This Book How This Book Is Organized What This Book Is — and What It Isn’t Assumptions about Disasters Icons Used in This Book Where to Go from Here Write to Us!

Part I : Getting Started with Disaster Recovery Chapter 1: Understanding Disaster Recovery

Disaster Recovery Needs and Benefits Beginning a Disaster Recovery Plan Managing the DR Project Understanding the Entire DR Lifecycle

Chapter 2: Bootstrapping the DR Plan Effort

Starting at Square One Resources to Begin Planning Emergency Operations Planning Preparing an Interim DR Plan Building the Interim Plan Testing Interim DR Plans

Chapter 3: Developing and Using a Business Impact Analysis

Understanding the Purpose of a BIA Scoping the Effort Conducting a BIA: Taking a Common Approach Capturing Data for the BIA Introducing Threat Modeling and Risk Analysis Performing Threat Modeling and Risk Analysis Identifying Critical Components Determining the Maximum Tolerable Downtime Calculating the Recovery Time Objective Calculating the Recovery Point Objective

Part II : Building Technology Recovery Plans Chapter 4: Mapping Business Functions to Infrastructure

Finding and Using Inventories Using High-Level Architectures Identifying Dependencies

Chapter 5: Planning User Recovery

Managing and Recovering End-User Computing Managing and Recovering End-User Communications

Chapter 6: Planning Facilities Protection and Recovery

Protecting Processing Facilities Selecting Alternate Processing Sites

Chapter 7: Planning System and Network Recovery

Managing and Recovering Server Computing Managing and Recovering Network Infrastructure Implementing Standard Interfaces Implementing Server Clustering

Chapter 8: Planning Data Recovery

Protecting and Recovering Application Data Choosing How and Where to Store Data for Recovery Protecting and Recovering Applications Off-Site Media and Records Storage

Chapter 9: Writing the Disaster Recovery Plan

Determining Plan Contents Structuring the Plan Managing Plan Development Preserving the Plan Taking the Next Steps

Part III : Managing Recovery Plans Chapter 10: Testing the Recovery Plan

Testing the DR Plan Conducting Paper Tests Conducting Walkthrough Tests Conducting Simulation Testing Conducting Parallel Testing Conducting Cutover Testing Planning Parallel and Cutover Tests Establishing Test Frequency

Chapter 11: Keeping DR Plans and Staff Current

Understanding the Impact of Changes on DR Plans Incorporating DR into Business Lifecycle Processes Establishing DR Requirements and Standards A Multi-Tiered DR Standard Case Study Maintaining DR Documentation Training Response Teams

Chapter 12: Understanding the Role of Prevention

Preventing Facilities-Related Disasters Preventing Technology-Related Disasters Preventing People-Related Disasters Preventing Security Issues and Incidents Prevention Begins at Home

Chapter 13: Planning for Various Disaster Scenarios

Planning for Natural Disasters Planning for Man-Made Disasters

Part IV : The Part of Tens Chapter 14: Ten Disaster Recovery Planning Tools

Living Disaster Recovery Planning System (LDRPS) BIA Professional COBRA Risk Analysis BCP Generator DRI Professional Practices Kit Disaster Recovery Plan Template SLA Toolkit LBL ContingencyPro Software Emergency Management Guide for Business and Industry DRJ’s Toolbox

Chapter 15: Eleven Disaster Recovery Planning Web Sites

DRI International Disaster Recovery Journal Business Continuity Management Institute Disaster Recovery World Disaster Recovery Planning.org The Business Continuity Institute Disaster-Resource.com Computerworld Disaster Recovery CSO Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Rothstein Associates Inc.

Chapter 16: Ten Essentials for Disaster Planning Success

Executive Sponsorship Well-Defined Scope Committed Resources The Right Experts Time to Develop the Project Plan Support from All Stakeholders Testing, Testing, Testing Full Lifecycle Commitment Integration into Other Processes Luck

Chapter 17: Ten Benefits of DR Planning

Improved Chances of Surviving “The Big One” A Rung or Two Up the Maturity Ladder Opportunities for Process Improvements Opportunities for Technology Improvements Higher Quality and Availability of Systems Reducing Disruptive Events Reducing Insurance Premiums Finding Out Who Your Leaders Are Complying with Standards and Regulations Competitive Advantage

: Further Reading