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How to prepare for the worst

If Hurricane Katrina taught us anything, it showed that we were not prepared for the forces that Mother Nature can throw at us. Without proper planning and guidance, we can put ourselves and our families at risk for illness and even death. To help put yourself in a better place to deal with such unexpected and catastrophic events, you need a plan that will assist you, no matter where a disaster might strike.

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The Ideal Disaster Recovery Plan

The disaster recovery plan, also known as a contingency plan or a business continuity plan, chalks out the process a company will follow in order to restore services with the minimum of fuss after a disaster occurs. To create such a plan, an organization has to identify its critical business functions and clarify how its operations will be affected if these functions are not available after a disaster. It should establish the extent of human and computer resources that will be required for disaster recovery.

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