[Year 12 IT Apps] U4O2 KK09 (for 2011) - disaster recovery

[Roland Gesthuizen]

(laughing) wish they would grieve first, shutdown Moodle and the network in
memory for a day etc before they dig out passwords from the safe. Disaster
recovery plan needs to schedule in some quiet time, soft music over the web,
candles around the file sever, sing songs of past triumphs, pipelore (ala
The Hobbit) etc.

Regards Roland

PS: I am the bus driver .. these thoughts just make me nervous when others
drive the bus. ;-)

On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Mark KELLY <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au>wrote:

> I'd only worry if it were the bus drivers talking about your getting hit by
> a bus.
>
> If your root password is in your school safe, take it out and burn it.
> Make yourself indispensible  ;-)
>
>
>
> On 4 November 2010 10:34, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> They keep talking here about me getting hit by a bus .. makes me nervous
>> at school around anything with more than four wheels.
>>
>> I can just imagine on the foot path, somebody holding my hand crying out
>>  "the root password, the keys, quick .. hand them over." and as I float away
>> into the cyber-clouds ".. check his pockets!".
>>
>> .. instead of "Alas poor Roland, we knew him well."
>>
>> Regards Roland
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Mike Brookes <mikebr at tpg.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>>  G'Day people,
>>> If you consider that an information system comprises more than just the
>>> data. then problems with any part of the system should probably form part of
>>> the disaster recovery plan (hereafter referred to as DRP). Whilst students
>>> might not be expected to discuss at great length what to do if the network
>>> manager has a heart attack and drops dead, the DRP should consider
>>> alternative premises as well as computer replacement and restoring data
>>> backups in case of total loss due to fire etc.
>>>
>>> My 3c worth taking into account inflation + rate increase
>>>
>>> Mike Brookes chief cook and bottlewasher Copperfield college.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3/11/2010 1:10 PM, Mark KELLY wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all.  Having seen a couple of (what I consider) dodgy questions about
>>> data disaster recovery plans, I am a little concerned about key knowledge
>>> dotpoint 9 of U4O2 next year: "disaster recovery strategies and the testing
>>> of these strategies".  It's not significantly improved from the existing
>>> U4O2 KK05 which also refers to 'disaster recovery strategies'.
>>>
>>> The dodgy questions were discussing things like rebuilding after fires,
>>> sweeping up the mess etc.  In other words, disasters rather than *data *disasters,
>>> which is our territory.
>>>
>>> I hope VCAA examiners and SAC writers read the dotpoint as "*data*disaster recovery strategies and the testing of these strategies" to avoid
>>> irrelevant non-ICT questions and student responses.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
>> http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au
>>
>> "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
>> change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret
>> Mead
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>
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-- 
Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change
the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead
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