Prerequisites: None
Objectives:
- Understand the needs and benefits of having a contingency plan
- Learn the structure of a good contingency plan
- Develop and implement a contingency plan
Develop a Contingency Plan for Down Time and Data Loss
-- With any computerized system it is important to plan for expected and unexpected down time. The potential for data loss must also be addressed.
NIST Contingency Planning Guide for Information Technology Systems -- This contingency planning guide by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a useful reference and contains detailed descriptions of the planning process and each component of such a plan.
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