Although it’s encouraging to hear about perfect disaster recovery plans and outstanding recoveries, it’s also refreshing from time to time to hear about frank accounts of recoveries that weren’t so perfect. This isn’t for gloating. It’s for tempering optimism with reality and remembering that “the map is not the territory”. In other words, what you think might happen and what really happens are not necessarily the same things. Here’s what flummoxed ASCDI (Association of Service and Computer Dealers International), a worldwide association based in Florida.
Posts Tagged ‘disaster recovery events’
Disaster Recovery Plan – the Map is Not the Territory
Friday, January 20th, 2012Webinar: Disaster Recovery Planning & Testing – The Real Cost of Downtime
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011Novell is hosting a complimentary Webinar on the Real Cost of Downtime on January 19, 2011 (or Thu, Jan 20, 2011 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM AEDT if you’re in Australia).
The main topics to be covered are:
- Traditional disaster recovery challenges, particularly when it comes to testing and recovery planning
- Best practices for reducing disruption and improving coordination and communication
- How virtualisation is a potential game changer in increasing the level of trust businesses have in disaster recovery plans
Register to participate here.
OpsCentre has added an Events section to the website
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010OpsCentre has updated the website with a new section on upcoming events that may be of interest to you. This event page will highlight upcoming industry events relevant to Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Risk.
You can find the new Events page here… OPSCENTRE EVENTS
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Events Calendar
Monday, January 25th, 2010OpsCentre have compiled the following list of Au/NZ Business Continuity and IT Disaster Recovery related exhibitions, expos, conferences and other events.
Hope to see you there at one or more of the events.
| Feb | 23/02/2010 | Sydney | Continuity Forum | CF Experienced User Special Interest Group |
| Feb | 24/02/2010 | Wellington | Conferenz | 5th Annual Business Continuity Conference |
| March | 22/03/10 & 23/03/10 | Sydney | CEBIT | CEBIT – Future Proofing your data centre conference |
| March | 23/03/2010 | Sydney | Continuity Forum | Business Continuity Awareness Week Kick-off event |
| March | 24/03/10 & 25/03/10 | Sydney | BCI | Australasian Business Continuity Summit 2010 |
| March | 24-25 March 2010 | Sydney | Gartner | Gartner Infrastructure, Operation and Data Centre Summit |
| May | 5/05/2010 | NZ | Continuity Forum | New Zealand Conference |
| May | 19/05/10 -20/05/10 | Canberra | IQPC | Enterprise Risk Management for Government 2010 |
| May | 24 – 26 May 2010 | Sydney | CEBIT | CEBIT 2010 |
| Sep | 8/09/2010 | Sydney | Continuity Forum | Continuity Forum Conference and Expo |
| Nov | 10/11/2010 | Sydney | Continuity Forum | BC in Government Conference |
Further details canbe found on the websites of the respective companies organizing the events.