June 1999 2. The district evaluates disaster recovery solutions as part of evaluating the proposed computer systems. October 1999 3. The district acquires the components of the new system. July 2000 4.
New system is installed and tested.
The solution may involve purchasing or leasing a backup server or may call for the identification of an entity with compatible hardware that would allow the district to use its hardware in case of an emergency. The cost of the disaster recovery solution would be included in the cost of the replacement computer system, so no fiscal impact would be associated with this particular recommendation. The district is behind in preparing its technology for the Year 2000. As a result, the year 2000 will be read as 00 and might be confused with the year 1900. This can cause countless problems with almost any electronic device, including not only the district's administrative software that manages payroll, financial accounting, student scheduling, and attendance, but also elevators, electronic locks, heating, air conditioning, refrigerators, fire alarms, card-entry systems, food preparation equipment, and sprinkler systems.