Disaster Recovery Yellow Pages, 8th Edition, 1999/2000.

• Author: HERBERT, LYNN PATRICK
• Position: Brief Article - Review

TITLE: Disaster Recovery Yellow Pages, 8th Edition, 1999/2000

ISSN: 1074-0112

EDITOR: Steven Lewis

PUBLISHER: The Systems Audit Group, Inc.

PUBLICATION DATE: 1999

LENGTH: 320 pages

PRICE: $101 members or non-members

SOURCE: ARMA International Bookstore: www.arma.org or 888-241-0598

If disaster strikes, who will you call? The latest edition of the Disaster Recovery Yellow Pages by Steven Lewis may well provide the answer. This resource guide is designed to meet the planning and restoration needs of a wide range of organizations needing to prepare for or recover from disaster. It can also serve as a useful resource for information managers as they perform vital records assessments, data protection, and restoration responsibilities.

This guide includes a seven-page summary of what disaster recovery planning is, what should go into a disaster recovery plan, and a checklist of critical points in a disaster plan that must not be overlooked. The resource portion of the book organizes providers into five sections covering restoration services, mobile buildings, computer and emergency equipment, planning and data recovery software, and training publications and videos. Most of the listings provide only the company name, address, and telephone number within the specific index category. A few suppliers provide more detail about their services and supplies. The resource guide focuses on the United States, but there are several Canadian listings.

Understanding the work's content and its organization helps explain the guide's value. Section I includes a wide range of restoration services, such as turnkey data processing site and service restoration, trauma counseling, data recovery from damaged media, smoke-odor counteracting, and drying and dehumidification of paper records. Perusing this 93-page section gives the user an appreciation for the wide range of disaster recovery and consulting providers available.

Section II lists available hotsites, warmsites, coldsites, mobile buildings, and teller facilities. Section III provides an inventory of emergency equipment sources, including equipment repair specialists, disaster prevention devices, power protection devices...