By Jeffrey r Clark, PhD
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The day-to-day grind can easily cause data center operators to forget about the
unexpected. After all, keeping customers (internal and external) happy is enough of a
challenge for a 24-hour day; who has time or energy for more? Unfortunately, disasters
can be rather pushy when it comes to schedules: they leave you no choice but to
make time to deal with them. Whether you deal successfully or unsuccessfully with a
crisis situation will depend in large part on how well you've prepared. Like insurance,
preparation for disaster recovery seems like a complete waste—until you find yourself in
an emergency. Since predicting disasters is nearly impossible, the time to prepare is now.
