Based on different reports of companies in New York still caught \u201coff-guard\u201d with their computer systems, it is hard to believe that corporate computer systems are down for some major companies \u2013 especially financial ones \u2013 and there are no redundant systems up-and-running.
\nWhat happened to adhering to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, where it clearly states you need to have both a back-up plan as well as redundant systems? Some IT executives should lose their jobs for poorly designed mission-critical information systems.
\nDid Your Cloud Get Blown Away?
\nIt\u2019s not Disaster Recovery 101, today it\u2019s Business Continuity 101. There is a huge difference in how you design and configure your systems and network.
\nNote to all affected companies: If you experienced down-time in your systems, you have laid off the wrong people and kept the incompetents to manage your operations.
\nDisaster recovery is the old approach of \u201cas the impending disaster looms, shut down all systems in an orderly fashion so that you can restore them in an orderly fashion when the disaster ends.\u201d When the disaster is over, go back and restart all the systems to get the organization back up-and-running.<\/p>\n