WHITE PAPER A Practical Guide to Disaster Recovery Planning: The basics to getting started. Brace Rennels‚ Business Continuity published: March 2006 Executive Summary When you think about your disaster recovery plan‚ does your tape backup system come to mind? Does the mere mention of disaster recovery make you a bit nervous? If so‚ you’re not alone. Many businesses risk grave losses due to failures and disasters yet continue to depend on their tape backups to help them recover successfully
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the 26th of April in 1986 one of the worst nuclear disasters in history occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine. The number 4 reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear power plant ended up exploding after several errors that occurred during a scheduled safety systems test. The explosions released large amounts of radioactive materials into the sky and it was spread over great distances by wind streams. The repercussions of the disaster are only now being better understood today. The
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Media Madness Disaster Recovery Plan Overview By Loki Consulting‚ Inc. Iris Morgan Heather German Gwen Northrup EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Loki Consulting‚ Inc. was established in 1997 as a result of Hurricane Fran. Many businesses were devastated by the storm due to the absence of a disaster recovery plan. Realizing the need for disaster recovery consultation‚ Loki Consulting‚ Inc. was created to provide businesses with expert knowledge on implementing a critical component of any organization
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and make changes when necessary‚ build technological confidence‚ partner with customers‚ ensure information technology talent‚ and build networks and community. They should also establish and maintain good working relationships with the members of the organization’s leadership team and communicate IT performance. It is the CIO’s job to manage and led the IT department to achieve organizational excellence and success (Wager‚ Lee‚ & Glaser‚ 2009). When it comes to the disaster recovery case
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p NUR 5210 – DISASTER AND EMERGENCY NURSING MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT TASK 3: COMPETENCIES‚ SCOPE OF PRACTICE IN DISASTERS Contents Page Cover Page……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………1 Contents Page………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 Competencies...…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4-6 Expanded Scope of Practice………………………………………………………………………………………………6-7 Ethical Practice……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Introduction Various disasters like earthquake‚ landslides‚ volcanic eruptions‚ fires‚ flood and cyclones are natural hazards that kill thousands of people and destroy billions of dollars of habitat and property each year. The rapid growth of the world’s population and its increased concentration often in hazardous environment has escalated both the frequency and severity of natural disasters. Asia tops the list of casualties due to natural disaster. Among various natural hazards‚ earthquakes
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* Access model * A model that explores how an individual or groups relative resilience to disasters is impacted by differences in access to the economic or political resources needed to secure a livelihood. * The strengths of the model are that it provides a broad view of vulnerability including root causes‚ it gives weight to natural hazards‚ and it provides a framework for looking at livelihoods and vulnerability. * The limitation of the model‚ is that it is a tool for explaining
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Topic: Critical appraisal of Disaster management Act‚ 2005 Submitted by: Rible Thomas Kizhakkidam MswII ROLL no 573 The Indian subcontinent is among world’s most disaster prone area. It is exposed to natural catastrophes because of its vast territory‚ large population and unique geo-climatic conditions. In India‚ while 40 million hectares of landmass is prone to floods‚ 68 per cent of the total areas is vulnerable to periodical droughts. The Disaster Management Act passed in 2005 provides for
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IT’S A BIRD‚ IT’S A PLANE…….. IT’S THE HINDENBURG THAT HAD A DISASTER IN 1937! The Hindenburg was a zeppelin (a type of flying machine that looks like a blimp) that was made during a time where Germany was ruled as Nazi Germany. The Hindenburg was launched in March‚ 1936‚ and was invented in 1936. When the Hindenburg was launched‚ the idea was to cross the Atlantic Ocean to U.S. with passengers traveling there. The Hindenburg ran on helium and was a commercial transportation and had passengers
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