[Year 12 IT Apps] ITA study design query

[margaret.lawson at konstantkaos.net]

Once upon a time I read a report which stated that the majority of
businesses do not test their disaster recovery strategies. When a disaster
hits, they find that their recovery strategies don't work. How often do
schools test their strategies? I have worked in schools where the tech's
keep on working during a fire drill, never taking the opportunity to test
their own procedures.

Testing ensures that the procedures that you put in place minimise the
risk of losing data when a disaster strikes.

:)

Margaret

On Wed, August 22, 2007 2:27 pm, Mark Kelly wrote:
> Spring is in the air and a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts
> of the ITA study design.
>
> ITA Key Knowledge Unit 4 Outcome 2  Dotpoint 5 is "Disaster recovery
> strategies, including testing."
>
> I've been wondering how testing can help one recover from disaster.
> Sure it can help _prevent_ disaster, but that's not "recovery".
>
>
> How does testing help after the disaster has struck??
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
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