Planning Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery for Digital Assets

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 What Is a Disaster?
Technological Disasters
Personnel Disasters
Traditional Disasters
Other Disasters
How to Plan for the Unknown
No Plan? You Are Not Alone
Before, During, and After the Disaster
Business Continuity Plan
Hot Sites and Business Continuity
A Disaster Success Story
Chapter 2 What Are Cloud-Based Tools?
The Cloud
On-Demand Self-Service
Broad Network Access
Scalability
Measured Service
Why Is the Cloud Needed for DR Now?
LOCKSS and How the Cloud Can Help
Scanning and Digitizing Documents Not "Born Digital"
Commercial Scanning Options
Do It Yourself Scanning (aka Paperless Office Techniques)
Chapter 3 Determining Needs and the Planning Process
Determining Needs-Environmental Scan
The Planning Process
Structure of the Planning Process
Checklists and Brainstorming
Institutional Information
Prevention
Response and Recovery
Supplies and Services
Staff Training
Distribution and Testing
Who Should Be Involved
Responsibilities to Your Community
Chapter 4 What to Backup and How Often
Integrated Library System Server
Pure File Servers
Web Servers
Application Servers
Making Backups
Scheduling Backups
Testing Backups
Chapter 5 Preventing a Technology Disaster
Security and Monitoring
Risk Assessment and Management
Detecting
Monitoring
Correcting
Using Your Backups
Recovery
Homegrown Solutions
Cloud Backups of Servers
Cloud Backups of Desktops
Cloud Backups of ILS
Keeping Operationally Necessary Files Safe
Evaluating Outsourced Disaster Recovery Services
Conclusion
Chapter 6 Creating a Disaster Plan
Elements
Organizational Information
Scope and Goals
Prevention
Response and Recovery
Supplies and Services
Staff Training
From Distributing to Updating
Templates
Appendices and Supplementary Information
Chapter 7 What Is a Successful Disaster Plan?
Testing the Plan without Causing a Disaster
Testing Structure
Checklist Testing
Walk through Testing
Tabletop or Simulation Testing
Technical Parts Testing
Full-Scale Testing
Document the Test Plan
Samples for Small Libraries
Samples for Medium Libraries
Samples for Large Libraries
Chapter 8 Wrapping It All Up
Presenting the Plan
Go Out into the Community and Talk about It!
Have a Party!
Market the Plan
Storing the Plan
Revisiting the Plan: Revise or Rewrite?
Appendix A: Checklist for Disaster Plans
Appendix B: Checklist for Evaluating Cloud Vendors
Bibliography
Index