Chapter 4

When must a recovery plan be written to actually work?

Kế hoạch khôi phục phải viết lúc nào mới dùng được?

The chapter's question

If data were lost tomorrow morning, who does what, in what order?

Big idea

A plan written in calm times is usable in a panic.

In this chapter

  1. Part 4.1

    Recovery Order

    Which system must be brought back first?

  2. Part 4.2

    Acceptable Downtime

    How many hours of downtime can the company tolerate?

  3. Part 4.3

    Communicating Without Systems

    When email is down too, how does everyone communicate?

  4. Part 4.4

    Backup People

    If the person in charge is away, who steps in?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of Backups Never Restored is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of Backups Never Restored

  1. 1.Is backing up everything really the safest plan?
  2. 2.Would our backup burn along with the original?
  3. 3.Having a backup means having the data, right?
  4. 4.When must a recovery plan be written to actually work?
  5. 5.Our system changes monthly; has the backup plan kept up?