Planning how to recover from a disaster may appear to be a sprawling task. You
must cover not only the hardware, software, and other computing resources, but
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also the entire business operation including clients, network, user desktops,
Internet connection, phone lines, and anything else required for a smooth
transition in the event of a natural or man-made disaster. The initial task of computer
and data recovery expands to be a business recovery task.
The high-level steps outlined in this section will help you set up a DR program.
These are broad phases. The amount of time and work required in each
phase will vary from site to site.