Components of continuous IT availability & disaster tolerant computing

2007 IEEE Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security: Enhancing Critical Infrastructure Dependability

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 101-106

  Lawler, Chad M ^a,c   Szygenda, Stephen A ^b,c  

^a Data Return LLC   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Southern Methodist University

Author keywords

Application downtime; Business continuity planning; Complex infrastructure systems survivability; Disaster recovery; Disaster tolerant computing; Executive visibility; Interdependent interacting; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

DISASTERS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING; DISASTER RECOVERY; DISASTER TOLERANT COMPUTING; EXECUTIVE VISIBILITY; INTERDEPENDENT INTERACTING;

FAULT TOLERANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 34548745286     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/THS.2007.370028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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