It wouldn??™t have eliminated
the consulting costs of troubleshooting the rebooting issue, but it would have reduced
the perception of the severity of the issue and allowed for continued productivity. Sometimes
damage to an IT department??™s reputation can ultimately be more costly than
downtime or external consulting costs.
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???I Don??™t Think My Data Is in Kansas Anymore???
(Environmental Disaster)
While an environmental disaster can be as subtle as temperature control or access to sufficient
power, most people think of an environmental disaster as something catastrophic??”
usually a natural disaster. Every place on the planet is susceptible to some sort of natural
disaster. Where I live, the most common natural disaster is a tornado.
If you??™ve never lived in a location that has a weather system prone to tornados, you
may not know that when tornados form, they form quickly. There is very little warning
(although techniques identifying the proper conditions for a tornado have improved
dramatically). You usually don??™t have time to react or try to secure anything.
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