Business Continuity

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Business Continuity

Implementing IT Disaster Recovery Solutions; or, Eating the DR Elephant One "Byte" at a Time

October 19, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

We all realize the need to have robust disaster recovery solutions for our institutions, but the array of choices can bewilder. In addition, planning the DR processes to meet the differing business…

Seminar 04P - Create Your IT Disaster Recovery Plan

October 12, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference

The seminar will begin with brainstorming appropriate content for each section of the IT disaster recovery template. Each of the five group discussions will be followed by a writing exercise where …

Business Continuity Management

October 29, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference

This group provides a forum for strategic and tactical discussions regarding the ability of institutions of higher education to maintain or restore business and academic services when some circumst…

IT Disaster Recovery Within the Framework of Business Continuity Planning

October 31, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference

Explore the concepts associated with threat and vulnerability assessments, business impact analysis, business continuity planning, affordability modeling, and IT disaster recovery planning processe…

How to Implement Electronic Document Management Successfully: A Community College's Recommendations for Success

October 29, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference

This session will demonstrate how, after two failed attempts, Palm Beach Community College improved student services and disaster recovery measures by transitioning from paper-based processes to el…

Seminar 17A - A Business Continuity Planning Toolkit PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.

October 28, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference

As major disasters bring acute awareness to campuses, many higher education institutions have seen the need for urgent action and have taken the initiative to develop and refine their handling of m…

It Can't Happen Here: Developing a Unique Three-Tiered Administrative IT Disaster Recovery Plan

October 24, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference

What would you do if a broken water pipe temporally disabled your IT capability, or a fire destroyed your primary or secondary IT facilities? Penn State has developed a plan addressing three unique…

Disaster Planning: Maintaining Academic Programs During a Pandemic

October 25, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference

Many campuses are exploring how information technologies might play a critical role, when disaster strikes, in ensuring the continuity of their most essential business, educating students. This pan…

Higher Education IT Readiness for Business Continuity

October 10, 2006 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2006 Annual Conference

How ready are higher education IT units to maintain or restore institutional services in the face of a major disruption? Using preliminary results from a new ECAR study, we'll look at business…

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning in a University Environment

October 21, 2005 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2005 Annual Conference

North Carolina State University has implemented a disaster recovery and business continuity program for centralized computing. The program has also expanded to encompass the entire university. This…