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Michael Gunzelmann, a dedicated IBM partner consultant with 15 years of experience, emphasizes the importance of data and the need for a comprehensive business continuity plan. This plan involves evaluating physical risks, classifying business processes, and creating a staged disaster recovery solution. By understanding the risks and implementing a robust recovery plan, businesses can minimize disruption and protect their critical resources.
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Introduction Michael Gunzelmann • 15 years in the IT industry • Dedicated IBM partner consultant • Focused on partner enablement • Custom implementations of IBM software
Data and its Importance • Data is the life blood of businesses • If data is lost the effects can be enormous • Disruption in business processes can be devastating • You need to be prepared and plan ahead
Business Continuity • Evaluating the physical risks your business faces • Consider all possibilities • Determine which are the most likely • Develop a plan to address these threats • Classify all business processes • Involve all functional groups • Create a comprehensive solution • An evolving process
Disaster Recovery • Part of the Business Continuity Plan • Contains all the necessary details for recovering lost systems and their data • Designed as a staged solution • Critical resources recovered in minutes or seconds • Primary components available in hours • Secondary items online in days
Recovery Scenarios • Mission Critical • Hot site with clustered systems with synchronized data volumes • Cost is directly related to complexity of the environment • Expensive is proportionate to the business risk • Primary Systems • Warm site with a functional infrastructure • Data can be staged to this location • Can be a subset of the hot site
Recovery Scenarios con’t • Secondary components • Recovered for raw systems • Typically done from offsite backup media • Tends to be corporate records and file and print data • Mal also be a portion of a hot or warm site
Keep in Mind that… • Business Continuity is an insurance policy • The plan will require a great deal of discussion and evaluation with the customer • Once a plan is in place, a Disaster Recovery solution must be created • The DR plan must reflect the business and the risks it faces