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In the aftermath of the Asian tsunami late last year and a rash of earthquakes off California's coast in June, businesses and governments are racing to roll out more-sophisticated electronic messaging systems to alert and guide people who face possible disaster.

Hurricane, floods put IT staffs to the test

Lucas Mearian - September 15, 2005

Babco, senior director of IT at Covington-based SCP, a US$1.3 billion wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies, had relocated his operations on two earlier occasions when hurricanes threatened neighbouring New Orleans. Both of those storms turned out to be near misses, but Babco said this week that the practice runs helped him fine-tune his plan for when the real thing finally hit.

It’s the smaller disasters that matter

Paul Brislen - September 15, 2005

Mention disaster recovery to most businesses and they automatically start to think about power failures, earthquakes or some kind of nationwide catastrophe. It's because of that attitude, says Plan-B Ltd. founder and director Martin Wellesley, that disaster recovery plans tend to be vague and ultimately not worth the paper they're printed on.

Executive Director, HP Business Continuity and Availability Services

Warren Lee - September 15, 2005

Clearview's primary goals were security and high availability. Little did the company realize that it was purchasing a suite of disaster recovery (DR) services as well. Today Toronto-based Clearview fully appreciates the value of daily incremental backups, with weekly full backups stored off-site.

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