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NotesOn: Risk Management – Datacenter Assessment – Part I

DP Harshman — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:10:25 +0000

NotesOn: Risk Management – Datacenter Assessment – Part I - FromTheRanks™ of IT

This post provides a high level overview of the best practices surrounding the selection of your Primary (or Production) and/or Alternate (or Disaster Recovery) Datacenters. The “excruciating” assessment details will be discussed in Part II but for them to make sense it is best to understand the framework in which they fit. Finally, while this is not an exhaustive dissertation on the subject it does address most if not all of the fundamentals, and with them under your belt you can more wisely determine your best solution. ... Click on the title to read more [...]

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Author Note: This is a Teaser Post …

DP Harshman — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:01:00 +0000

Author Note: This is a Teaser Post … - FromTheRanks™ of IT

Lest anyone think I have forgotten about this site, or the subjects we have been addressing, fear not. I am in the midst of brushing up two different posts that have been sitting in my “pending basket” for some time. Both will address the assessment of data centers in general and their suitability for [...]

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Author Note: Now That Spring And Summer are …

DP Harshman — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:46:12 +0000

Author Note: Now That Spring And Summer are … - FromTheRanks™ of IT

It has been a while since I’ve added any new posts but, now that Spring and Summer tasks and trips are over (mostly) I have more time to devote to this site, starting now:

First there is a brand new post. It discusses the newly realized subject of “Cumulative Recovery Time Objective“.

Second, I’ve [...]

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NotesOn: Risk Management – Cumulative Recovery Time Objective

DP Harshman — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:58:45 +0000

NotesOn: Risk Management – Cumulative Recovery Time Objective - FromTheRanks™ of IT

A good friend and I were discussing Recovery Time Objective (RTO). During the conversation an heretofore “too obvious to mention” concept related to RTO crystallized into absolute clarity. There is a flaw in the basic definition of RTO, an assumption that is built into it that can have serious negative effects on a business during and post a disaster event. ... Click on the title to read more. [...]

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Author Note: DR & BC Definitions Post Updated

DP Harshman — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:03:37 +0000

Author Note: DR & BC Definitions Post Updated - FromTheRanks™ of IT

Thank you for your patience. The DR & BC Definitions Post, published on July 4th, has been updated to add the missing Hot-Warm-Cool-Cold Standby diagram and to clean up a few typos and "written late at night un-clarities" in the definitions. If you have any comments or suggestions please subscribe so you may add comments. [...]

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Author Note: The Next Installment Is Here

DP Harshman — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:32:22 +0000

Author Note: The Next Installment Is Here - FromTheRanks™ of IT

It has taken a great deal of work to assemble my notes and documents from over the years to create the Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Definitions post, just released, but I believe the effort will be more than worth it if the post helps to clear up any confusions and misunderstandings, or terms never understood, around the subject of DR and BC. Enjoy the post. Please let me know if you have any questions or "issues". [...]

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NotesOn: Risk Management – Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Definitions

DP Harshman — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:23:47 +0000

NotesOn: Risk Management – Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Definitions - FromTheRanks™ of IT

As promised, this is the next post in the series to address Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity. Its purpose is to define the key terminology used in the business of “DR and BC” so we are all on the same page. Why? Well, Socrates allegedly said “If you would speak with me you must define your terms”. Others have attributed this to Voltaire. But. Whomever first said it, they were absolutely, critically correct. To know anything at all about DR and BC you must first know and fully comprehend these terms as an absolute bare minimum. ... Click on the title to read more. [...]

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Author Note: Spring is well Springing …

DP Harshman — Sun, 15 May 2011 00:37:25 +0000

Author Note: Spring is well Springing … - FromTheRanks™ of IT

Spring brings flowers, green lawns and lots of yard work but it also brings rain, snow melt, flooding, tornadoes, rock slides … all of which led me to the desire to dust off, brush up, and publish a series on Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity. Back in February I published one on the difference [...]

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NotesOn: Risk Management – Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Essentials

DP Harshman — Sun, 15 May 2011 00:31:06 +0000

NotesOn: Risk Management – Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Essentials - FromTheRanks™ of IT

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity are becoming hot topics (again) so I thought I would refocus my efforts and leave other elements of IT Fundamentals for another day. It so happens that I have quite a few subject notes in draft mode, accumulated over the years, so I thought I would start with a basic, essential, outline of the subject. ... Click on title to read more [...]

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Author Note: Initial Upgrade Complete

DP Harshman — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:29:41 +0000

Author Note: Initial Upgrade Complete - FromTheRanks™ of IT

Thank you for your patience of late. The initial upgrades are complete. In addition to possible debugging there will be “tweaking” to do over the next several days as I stabilize the new architecture, so if you discover any errors please do let me know via the “Contact Us” page.

Best,

DP Harshman

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