It is difficult to open a newspaper without reading about a tragedy somewhere in the world, but it is always somewhere else. Unfortunately, businesses that think "it will never happen to us" will not be in business long. The next major hurricane could strike the upper Texas coast, the next bomb could go off in Houston, or the next hard drive crash could be your PC. In today's world, disaster recovery planning just makes good business sense.

In June, 2002, the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) was modified to define Information Resource Standards and Policies. Within those policies, it is stated that:

Business Continuity Planning covers all business functions of an agency and it is a business management responsibility. Agencies should maintain a written Business Continuity Plan so that the effects of a disaster will be minimized, and the agency will be able to either maintain or quickly resume mission-critical functions. The contingency plan shall be tested and updated at least annually to assure that it is valid and remains current

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