How long would your business survive an interruption? How well are you prepared to deal with a disaster which prevents the normal operation of your compnay? Business continuity deals with the consequences of the business threatening 'what-if' scenario - what if operations are destroyed by fire or flood, negative media drives away customers or the company database is stolen or infected by a virus? Since the first concepts of business continuity management were documented, they have evolved dramatically from disaster recovery strategies for computer departments into enterprise-wide continuity planning. This comprehensive guide shows managers and businesses how to develop a plan to protect their organization from disruption and/or disaster, has contributions from leading pratitioners in the industry and has established itself as an invaluable text for anyone involved in, or looking to gain a detailed appreciation of, the rapidly emerging area of business continuity and disaster recovery within the corporate environment.
* "incredibly detailed and useful..the glossary is a real godsend for anyone new to the topic" -- Justin Doherty and Jamie Ayres in ft.com, August 1999
* "excellent overview..extremely informative...this book will tell you why you need a (business continuity) plan and then helps you to put it together. Business continuity has never looked so good!" -- Secure Computing, October 1999
* "extremely authoritative book...a particularly useful element...is the very comprehensive case studies appendix..in (which) over 20 actual incidents are discussed" --Security Management and Industry Today, March 2000
"incredibly detailed and useful ... the glossary is a real godsend for anyone new to the topic" -
Justin Doherty and Jamie Ayres in ft.com "excellent overview ...extremely informative ...this book will tell you why you need a (business continuity has never looked so good!" - Secure Computing
"extremely authoritative book ...a particularly useful element ...is the very comprehensive case studies appendix ...in (which) over 20 actual incidents are discussed" - Security Management and Industry Today