What is considered a disaster has changed as have the environments that agencies need to protect. In recent years the decision about how to deal with disasters has become tougher as the data has become more important agencies and vendors said. More projects are falling into the shorter window. As you leverage your technology investment you become more dependent on it. In response disaster recovery specialists such as Comdisco and SunGard Recovery Services Inc. and systems vendors have responded with a new generation of recovery solutions such as electronic vaulting in which critical data is sent electronically to an off-site location rather than loaded onto reels of tape.
Political disasters are riots strikes or bomb threats.
Otherwise something less than complete replication but more than hard-copy printouts is probably appropriate. Disaster Recovery Services Program which working with Comdisco provides services to agencies throughout government. Krohmal saidHowever agencies also have a multitude of less costly solutions from which to choose because vendors are expanding the types of services they offer. Those added services include consulting and educational services at the inauguration of a recovery scheme. But data recovery remains one of the key elements of any disaster recovery plan.