Are You Ready?

Thursday, April 30, 2009 by Matt Warman

The recent Swine Flu fears highlights what I think all application development team members already know, nearly all organizations are unprepared for any major disruption. Recently my boss blogged about this from a management perspective, but I think the technical side needs to be addressed.
First let me ask a question, how much work can you get done if your servers were down? Everyone, not just application development team members would answer "nothing". With that in mind, let me ask some other question about your preparedness. When was the last time you implement your disaster recovery plan? Where is the plan? When did you last review it? How many of your staff (not just application development) can work remotely. Can your system handle the increased remote traffic? It’s not just as easy as "send everyone home". If you have problems answering these questions, or you don’t have a plan in place, look for technical consultants to help. You may even have a great plan in place, but the recent economic downturn may have created big holes in your plan. Even if the Swine Flu doesn’t become a pandemic, the CDC reports that 36,000 people in the US die from the flu every year. It is also tornado season, a little review may be the difference between business survival and bankruptcy.

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