RE: Announcing the new Business Continuity email list!

[Grey, Gretchen]

Thanks for sending this, Gretchen.  Am I right that the doc is meant for 
sysadmins at 'customer' offices, like various administrative offices 
around campus? And <prepare for novice question, heh> since the 
instructions pertain to U-M's central Oracle server, what happens if 
individual campus units all try to restore their server files at once?

On Mon, 15 Aug 2005, Grey, Gretchen wrote:

> I am Gretchen Grey - with UM. I met many of you for the first time
> during the Summit. If you attended the Policy Makers session, I was the
> person in the front of the room. (We had fun, didn't we?) If you did not
> attend that session or were unable to attend the Summit, I am the
> Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity Officer for a unit that supports
> administrative systems and, more recently, began working with the
> central IT unit.
>
> A number of Summit attendees asked for examples of plans. I thought I
> would inaugurate this email group with an example of technical recovery
> procedures. Do you find this useful? I know that most of you are unable
> to dedicate long periods on recovery planning, so please do not hesitate
> to ask for other examples or research - I would love to save you time
> and effort whenever possible.
>
> I look forward to getting to know all of you!
>
> Gretchen
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susan Harris [mailto:srh@merit.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 2:53 PM
> To: bc@merit.edu
> Subject: Announcing the new Business Continuity email list!
>
> Greetings everyone--many thanks for attending Merit's Disaster Recovery
> Summit in May.  It was great to see such a high level of interest at the
> meeting, with many of you looking to Merit to provide a forum for
> communication about this important aspect of networking.
>
> A major action item from the meeting was the establishment of an email
> list to coordinate discussion of DR/Business Continuity issues.  The
> list is now up and running as bc@merit.edu; those of you who signed up
> for the list at the Summit have been automatically subscribed, and other
> Members and Affiliates are welcome to join as well.  (The list is
> restricted to Members and Affiliates.) You'll find subscription
> information at http://www.merit.edu/mn/resources/listservs.html, and you
> can also use the form on that page if you wish to unsubscribe.  The list
> is archived at http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/bc/ .
>
> We anticipate many lively discussions, debates, and steps towards
> solutions on bc@merit.edu. Feel free to ask questions and share
> information, including any Business Continuity template documents you
> have--many Members and Affiliates have gained considerable experience in
> setting up DR/BC systems, and presenters from the Summit will be on hand
> to provide their expertise as well.
>
> We've launched a new web page that will be a focal point for DR/BC
> discussion and planning:
>
>  	http://www.merit.edu/mn/resources/bc.html
>
> This is just the beginning--you'll soon be receiving email about
> upcoming Merit events focusing on DR/BC.  We look forward to hearing
> from schools, colleges, libraries, government, health care, and business
> about your Disaster Recovery needs, and working together to promote
> DR/BC collaboration and education throughout the MichNet community.
>
> Susan Harris, Ph.D.
> Merit Network/Univ. of Mich.
>
>
>
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