Mastering Disaster
Interesting article on how SAS is preparing for catastrophes, such as an outbreak of avian flu.
By 2007, according to Gartner Inc., 75% of large companies will have business recovery plans in place. Such plans rarely target a specific disaster; there are too many possibilities to account for. Instead, companies like SAS anticipate the result--say, no IT access for three days, whether that's because of a bomb or a computer worm--and lay out a contingency plan informed by all the business units affected. For avian flu, the results could include sick or dying employees without proper ventilation, or a shutdown of customer support.
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