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Names: Wallace, Michael, 1960- author. | Webber, Lawrence, author.

Title: The disaster recovery handbook : a step-by-step plan to ensure

     business continuity and protect vital operations, facilities, and assets /

Michael Wallace and Lawrence Webber.

Description: Third edition. | New York, NY : AMACOM, [2018] | Includes index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017025104 (print) | LCCN 2017036516 (ebook) | ISBN 9780814438770 (ebook) | ISBN 9780814438763 (hardcover)

Subjects: LCSH: Emergency management--Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Crisis management—Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Computer security—Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Data protection—Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Data recovery

  (Computer science—Planning—Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Business planning—Handbooks, manuals, etc. Classification: LCC HD49 (ebook) | LCC HD49 .W36 2018 (print) | DDC

     658.4/056—dc23

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