However, I will always do so in a civil,
polite manner, and I??™ll back up whatever I say with the reasons why I believe someone is
wrong about a subject.
There are a variety of reasons why disaster recovery is at best a sensitive topic for any
company. A DBA faces internal politics, personality conflicts, interdepartmental difficulties,
and, worst of all, the need to justify the process to upper management. This chapter
will explore the various difficulties involved in actually dealing with disaster recovery
planning in your own environment.
Any business organization, whether in the private or public sector, is a country unto
itself. It has a government of sorts, laws, political factions, biases, and personal conflicts.
When you step into your company??™s facility, you almost need a passport.
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Like most countries, companies find themselves divided within; differing groups
have differing values. Some value the quality of the work they do. Some value the size of
the paycheck they acquire. Some value their time away from work. Some value a specific
management style.
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