1. US Federal Government: Technology Trends Aid COOP Advancement

    Federal Computer Week (Oct 27 2009)

    1. US Federal Government: Technology Trends Aid COOP Advancement Nowadays, it seems nearly every government application is expected to be available continuously without interruption, regardless of circumstances. Avoiding the potential for data loss and downtime through careful continuity of operations planning (COOP) is clearly important. When disaster strikes, crucial operational services and technologies are expected to be available and federal organizations do place a high value on being prepared, because the practical ramifications of failing to do so can be devastating. News reports have followed organizations when they experience an interruption in services or suffer a loss of data. In these situations, constituents can lose confidence in an organization’s viability in a crisis and its ability to protect assets such as personal information, even human lives. At times, even the loss of a single service, such as e-mail or web connectivity, can cost millions of dollars. In the last few years the advent of virtualization as well as ... (Read Full Article)

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