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Wallace, Michael

The disaster recovery handbook : a step-by-step plan to ensure business
continuity and protect vital operations, facilities, and assets /
Michael Wallace, Lawrence Webber. — 2nd ed.

p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8144-1613-6
ISBN-10: 0-8144-1613-6

1. Emergency management—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Crisis
management—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Computer security—Handbooks,
manuals, etc. 4. Data protection—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 5. Data
recovery (Computer science)—Planning—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 6.
Business planning—Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Webber, Larry.
II. Title.

HD49.W36 2010
658.4′77—dc22

2010010633

© 2011 Michael Wallace and Lawrence Webber.
All rights reserved.
Printed in the United States of America.

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