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Danger Ahead: Disaster Planning for the CCCU

Danger Ahead: Disaster Planning for the CCCU. Chris Martin, Northwest University Gary Holeman, LeTourneau University Paul Dupree, Asbury College. Why are we here?. The growing complexity of our technology provisions demand that we prepare for “worst” case scenarios

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Danger Ahead: Disaster Planning for the CCCU

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  1. Danger Ahead:Disaster Planning for the CCCU Chris Martin, Northwest University Gary Holeman, LeTourneau University Paul Dupree, Asbury College

  2. Why are we here? • The growing complexity of our technology provisions demand that we prepare for “worst” case scenarios • How do we leverage our CCCU membership and the relationships we have formed with each other for positive institutional and personal and spiritual benefit?

  3. Recent Campus Examples • LeTourneau and Hurricane Rita Fall 2005 • Asbury College Sprint network cut-over Spring 2006

  4. Disaster Preparedness and Recovery – Hurricane Rita • Communication with Constituents • Northwest University and Asbury College • Consultation – “Sanity Check” • Off-site web hosting • Information hotline hosting • Course Management System hosting • Redirection of phone systems • Email to parents • Posting regular updates

  5. Disaster Preparedness – Ongoing Services • Service Failover (web, course management systems, etc.) • Redirecting mail, network and phone traffic

  6. “Well it won’t happen to me…” • Four Category 3 hurricanes in the last year with at least four more projected for 2006. • Earthquakes, Fire, Tornado, Flood, Power failure we are all vulnerable to a catastrophe

  7. How can we help each other? • Individual campus plans • Up to date? • Models to follow: How do we prepare and share? • Regional Plans • Regional Peer support • Vendor supplied options? • National Plans • CCCU “Foundations Program” (need a name)

  8. SafetyNet Program • Peer-oriented, CCCU partners • Cross-regional partners form the foundation for your disaster recovery plan • South/West • East/Midwest etc….

  9. Possible SafetyNet Services • DNS/Mail MX backups • Web failover hosting • Telephone information/voicemail • Tape exchange • Off-site storage in our fire-proof environments • Learning Management System hosting • Moodle/Sakai implementations

  10. Future Ideas • Forming regional “crisis” response teams • Bringing in needed gear, fuel, manpower • Creating a consortium and purchasing two or three SAN systems with dedicated space and high-speed network for “landing” backups to remote • And…??????

  11. Interested? What’s the next step? • Discussion and approval by home institutional administration • Ensure we meet auditing, state, denominational requirements • Creation of charter, peer agreement paperwork • Website/Email list?

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