Danger Ahead:Danger Ahead:Disaster Planning for the Disaster Planning for the

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Chris Martin, Northwest UniversityChris Martin, Northwest UniversityGary Holeman, LeTourneau UniversityGary Holeman, LeTourneau UniversityPaul Dupree, Asbury CollegePaul Dupree, Asbury College

Why are we here?Why are we here?

The growing complexity of our technology The growing complexity of our technology provisions demand that we prepare for provisions demand that we prepare for “worst” case scenarios“worst” case scenarios

How do we leverage our CCCU How do we leverage our CCCU membership and the relationships we membership and the relationships we have formed with each other for positive have formed with each other for positive institutional and personal and spiritual institutional and personal and spiritual benefit?benefit?

Recent Campus ExamplesRecent Campus Examples

LeTourneau and Hurricane Rita Fall 2005LeTourneau and Hurricane Rita Fall 2005

Asbury College Sprint network cut-over Asbury College Sprint network cut-over Spring 2006Spring 2006

Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Preparedness and Recovery – Hurricane RitaRecovery – Hurricane Rita

Communication with ConstituentsCommunication with Constituents Northwest University and Asbury CollegeNorthwest University and Asbury College Consultation – “Sanity Check”Consultation – “Sanity Check” Off-site web hostingOff-site web hosting Information hotline hostingInformation hotline hosting Course Management System hostingCourse Management System hosting Redirection of phone systemsRedirection of phone systems Email to parentsEmail to parents Posting regular updatesPosting regular updates

Disaster Preparedness – Disaster Preparedness – Ongoing ServicesOngoing Services

Service Failover (web, course Service Failover (web, course management systems, etc.)management systems, etc.)

Redirecting mail, network and phone trafficRedirecting mail, network and phone traffic

““Well it won’t happen to me…”Well it won’t happen to me…”

Four Category 3 hurricanes in the last year Four Category 3 hurricanes in the last year with at least four more projected for 2006.with at least four more projected for 2006.

Earthquakes, Fire, Tornado, Flood, Power Earthquakes, Fire, Tornado, Flood, Power failure we are all vulnerable to a failure we are all vulnerable to a catastrophecatastrophe

How can we help each other?How can we help each other?

Individual campus plansIndividual campus plans Up to date?Up to date? Models to follow: How do we prepare and share?Models to follow: How do we prepare and share?

Regional PlansRegional Plans Regional Peer supportRegional Peer support Vendor supplied options?Vendor supplied options?

National PlansNational Plans CCCU “Foundations Program” (need a name)CCCU “Foundations Program” (need a name)

SafetyNet ProgramSafetyNet Program

Peer-oriented, CCCU partnersPeer-oriented, CCCU partners

Cross-regional partners form the Cross-regional partners form the foundation for your disaster recovery planfoundation for your disaster recovery plan South/WestSouth/West East/Midwest etc….East/Midwest etc….

Possible SafetyNet ServicesPossible SafetyNet Services

DNS/Mail MX backupsDNS/Mail MX backups Web failover hostingWeb failover hosting Telephone information/voicemailTelephone information/voicemail Tape exchangeTape exchange

Off-site storage in our fire-proof environmentsOff-site storage in our fire-proof environments Learning Management System hostingLearning Management System hosting

Moodle/Sakai implementationsMoodle/Sakai implementations

Future IdeasFuture Ideas

Forming regional “crisis” response teamsForming regional “crisis” response teams Bringing in needed gear, fuel, manpowerBringing in needed gear, fuel, manpower

Creating a consortium and purchasing two Creating a consortium and purchasing two or three SAN systems with dedicated or three SAN systems with dedicated space and high-speed network for space and high-speed network for “landing” backups to remote“landing” backups to remote

And…??????And…??????

Interested? Interested? What’s the next step?What’s the next step?

Discussion and approval by home Discussion and approval by home institutional administrationinstitutional administration Ensure we meet auditing, state, Ensure we meet auditing, state,

denominational requirementsdenominational requirements

Creation of charter, peer agreement Creation of charter, peer agreement paperworkpaperwork

Website/Email list?Website/Email list?