You will hear the real life experience of an IT Director of a major International Bank with North American offices based in the Wall Street area of NYC. As a member of the Business Continuity Steering Committee, he will discuss the challenges to developing the plan, the successes and pitfalls his team encountered.

This presentation discusses the importance of High Availability especially during uncertain times, as well as, how to build a fully proven contingency plan, and the options available for data backup and disaster recovery.

By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:
1. Learn how to manage expectations: High Availability/ Business Continuity is a project not a product.
2. Find out how to evaluate High Availability needs and how much is enough?
3. Utilizing your HA box for reporting or a development environment to lower the cost of ownership.
4. Leverage your existing technology investments for enhanced infrastructure integrity.
5. Look beyond your computer systems to develop a full business continuity plan.