"If individuals are not able to access to their ISP and internet, regardless of DR solution they are still going to go through the struggle."
@DrT: Good point. I think the best option that companies have in this case is to have a backup connectivity via satellite that they can directly control. In this case they won't be affected much if the ISP cannot facilitate communication in the case of a disaster. Of course that's going to cost you tremendously but for some companies it may be worth it.
DR as a Service can be solutions for many cases. Another problem is power grid. If individuals are not able to access to their ISP and internet, regardless of DR solution they are still going to go through the struggle. All the players have to play their part right to reach a true BC/DR solution that helps the consumers.
Good point! It had to be frustrating for people who banked with the credit union in NYC who did have power and could not access their money. I know personally I would be changing my account over to a bank that did have a backup system in place after an event such as Sandy. I am sure it was bad enough not being able to use your debit card because stores had no power, but being unable to gain access to money in your account would be a deal breaker for me.
You make a good point about your data being housed in another country. Would it really make data vulnerable to laws in another country's jurisdiction? I can see why that would be a major concern.
Ulster bank in Ireland earlier this year had weeks of downtime while customers myself included could not tell where deposits had gone or if payments out were made. Banks should be forces to have back up for thier back up accross muliple contients to avoid such episodes
My house in Jersey City NJ *never* lost pwer in Sandy.
Many homes and businesses never lost power and when thy went to their FIs, they wanted service...which they could have gotten if there had been a data backup in Chicago or Phoenix.
The BUMI story is a good case in point. That company's NYC offices were knocked down but it didn't matter to clients (in NYC or elsewhere) because the Toronto systems kicked in.
Your point would be valid if all infrastructure, everywhere, were wiped out but then we'd be into one of those Mayan things
that could work, Joanna. But Google and Amazon are pretty hot to advertise their services as being blind to borders like that.
Which sounds good. Until, someday, one of those mysterious foreign subpoenas show up. Or, worse, said nation avails itself of some PATRIOT-ACT-style authority to obtain that data without warrant or notice. If it can happen here in the USA, it can happen anywhere.
[Y]es, Sandy is one off - but there have been other events and probably there will be more.
Probably? I have my doubts about the anthropogenic side of the climate change political debate, but I *don't* doubt that the climate is changing.
So for me, there's no "probably" to it. It will happen again. We can utilize cloud services to prepare and maybe even be ready for it. But let's not forget the concerns that gave us pause, in our zeal to face this challenge.
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