Wait a few months, then try again. Organizations
change over time, both in personnel and in attitude. Eventually, someone will
listen. Plus, nothing prevents you from embracing disaster recovery planning in the
work you do.
Caveats and Recommendations
This chapter has basically been a huge list of recommendations on how to deal with disaster
recovery in your own organization. Some of these caveats and recommendations
are critical.
??? Avoid buzzronyms: Avoid using acronyms such as DR, HA, and BC. Acronyms in
general are a bit clich?©d, in my opinion, but the use of these particular terms often
evokes fear.
??? Beware of the landslide effect: If you??™re starting disaster recovery planning from
scratch with SQL Server, other groups can have a tendency to tack their own planning
on to yours. This is fine, as long as it happens in a controlled manner. Make
sure your work isn??™t swallowed up by other groups. This can often result in the declaration
of a ???DR project.???
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??? Don??™t undermine existing activities: If you alienate anyone, from coworkers to
management, by either deliberately or accidentally undermining or detracting
from the work they do, you will be eating alone in the cafeteria.
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