Question

emc employed a crew of workers who went above and beyond the call of duty to support their clients during hurricane sandy. Yet even one of the firm's largest customers systems failed when te backup henerator began to smoke and their building lost power. In a different example, many of structure tone's employees left their laptops at work when they rushed home to be with their families during the strom. As a result, they could not access the VPN. What initiatives should both companies take on their own to ensure that their DR systems will work effectively during emergencies

Answer 1

they need an effective DR (disaster recovery) plan

Step-by-step explanation:

Rather than wait until disasters disrupt important IT infrastructures, both companies need to have a carefully written set of procedures that would be implemented in the event of a disaster.

For example, in company A (Emc) the backup generator couldn't perform as expected. A disaster recovery plan would could include getting two generators which could be used in the case of emergencies. While in company B (Structure Tone) employees could not access the VPN which resulted in problems. Perhaps allowing remote access connection that doesn't require VPN may help out in the case of emergencies.