RECORDS MANAGEMENT
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administration,;the;University;experienced;significant;infrastructure;damage.
Prevent a Document
Catastrophe with Proactive
Disaster Recovery Planning
backups to be pulled.
Since most businesses don’t have the
knowledge internally to plan for or prepare for a disaster, many turn to an experienced partner that can deploy innovative
solutions based on an understanding of
their specific risks and requirements.
These disaster recovery partnerships help
companies:
;Reduce;the;costs;associated;with
managing;multiple;vendor;contracts;and
improve;the;capture,;preservation,;and
sharing;of;critical;information.
;Enhance;enterprise;accountability;and
transparency;through;improved;access;to
and;preservation;of;content.
By DAVID SMITH & SCOTT LAMAN
In an instant, an earthquake, fire, flood, or hurricane can erase years of business operations. In the wake of recent natural disasters, most companies have thought about how they would
manage if caught in their own catastrophic
predicament; some have even taken steps
to prepare. But one disaster recovery priority often overlooked is how quickly
critical digital content would need to be
restored in the face of a crisis.
Digital and hard copy intellectual prop-
erty like e-mail, Web pages, account files,
and HR documentation are the lifeblood
of today’s enterprises. It is expensive and
unrealistic to believe that an organiza-
tion needs all of its documents and data
restored minutes after a disaster. But busi-
nesses should take inventory of the infor-
mation that is critical to run the business,
prioritize what data needs to be restored
as soon as possible, and what can wait for
Being proactive about disaster recovery
has benefits beyond basic business restora-
tion during a disaster. By making document
and business processes more effective and
efficient for a disaster recovery plan, orga-
nizations like Tulane University reduce
