Business Continuity Planning for Data Centers and Systems: A Strategic Implementation Guide

By Ronald H. Bowman Jr.

Praise for Business Continuity Planning for Data Centers and Systems: A Strategic Implementation Guide "Continuity is a primary business driver. This timely book offers a refreshingly honest road map to informed decision making by one of the mission critical industry's foremost real estate experts. It is a must-read for anyone thinking about 7x24." --Gerald Gehm, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Gensler "Ron is a knowledgeable player in the data center community with a great breadth of experience. He has assembled a terrific guide here that will be a valuable reference for anyone planning a major data center project." --Joshua Rabina, cofounder and co-President, Sentinel Data Centers "Ron Bowman's experience in data centers is unique among real estate development professionals. He offers a macro perspective on a holistic set of data center issues, from site selection to design to today's new energy challenges." --Bob Morris, Principal, Corgan Associates "I met Ron almost twenty years ago in a riser closet of a building that turned out to be one of the first intelligent or smart buildings in the NYC area. He is a strategic leader in business continuity planning and has been an invaluable resource for site planning and network implementation. This book is a must-read for anyone in the business continuity arena." --Anthony J. Ontiveros, Vice President/GM, RCN Telecom Services "An admirable and audacious effort to tackle a difficult and complex subject and make it enjoyable to read. A must for all professionals in the data center industry." --Peter Gross, Chief Executive Officer, EYP Mission Critical Facilities, Inc. How well is your business prepared to survive an interruption? A must-read for everyone who wants to ensure the protection and continuity of their business, Business Continuity Planning for Data Centers and Systems is an invaluable "toolkit" for CEOs and managers who find themselves in the role of internal consultant on corporate business continuity planning. Practical and much needed, this book removes the guesswork and frustration from the business continuity implementation project and provides essential guidance on how to develop, test, and maintain plans to handle emergencies, protect people, and ensure that business continues--come what may.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470258616
• ISBN13: 9780470258613
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Mark Gerard President D.P. Facilities Inc.

This an essential tool for anyone involved in the complex world of data center design, contruction, disaster recovery, and contingency planning. It makes easy reading of a complex subject. It provides the insight to help decision makers formulate and implement strategy essential to the survival of their organizations.

At Last

A "How to" book for data centers. Bomwan tells in intersting process driven way to site data centers. Finally someone can explain why we site mission crital asstes away from certain risk areas and WHY. This book helps sort out the unlikely events from the likely and gets to the TCO values we are all working with. Energy, sales Tax,IT transmission, local and remote solutions are discussed and weighed...nice job!!

Outstanding

This is a must read for anyone in the data center industry. The author does a great job relating the text to either the novice with little working knowledge of data centers, or to long time experts. I highly recommend this book to anyone wishing to expand their knowledge on the subject.

Fantastic Book

This book answered a lot of questions I had about the present and future. I have gained much praise from my colleagues for the new information I can relate to them. Bowman clarifies a lot of the hazy areas that most people seem to be having difficulty with.

Simply no excuse

After reading Ron Bowman's Green Guide to PowerThe Green Guide to Power: Thinking Outside the Grid I was compelled to find any other texts this fresh author has written. There is no other author who could have written about cyberspace and continuity as a page turner that this turned out to be. A must read for anyone with enough responsibility to be curious about what our modern infrastructure really is, how it operates, and how it is planned. Aside from the responsible reader, if you are in the business world with no intention on leaving it, then there is simply no excuse to not read this book.