You should even go so far as to test something like the capabilities of external support
if you have it. If the vendor guarantees a four-hour response time to replace hardware,
see if it can hold up to that claim.
Real-World Scenarios
All of the following scenarios are based in part on actual events that I??™ve either observed
or participated in. No scenario is based on a single event or organization; rather, they??™re
aggregations of my more interesting experiences throughout the years. Are some of them
extreme? Yes. Does that mean they??™re deliberately exaggerated? No. I have many stories
that are just too unbelievably bizarre to put into print; no one would believe me.
Panic-Induced Disaster (User/Process Disaster)
Panic-induced disaster is a common scenario??”by far, the most common that I encounter.
It??™s actually a post-disaster disaster. At some point, someone decides that they need to
restore a database (or restore a system or replace hardware), and they act quickly??”too
quickly, in fact.
When presenting or training on the topic of disaster recovery, I stress not being afraid
to take action.
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