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Preparing for Isabel?
Bonker asks: "Hurricane Isabel has been categorized as a Class 4 hurricane by the the National Hurricane Center. It's expected to grind somewhere into the U.S. East Coast sometime this evening. The Carolinas, Virginias, and even Maryland are in states of high tension. If you live in an area threatened by Isabel, what are you doing to protect your own or your company's data and computer hardware from Isabel?"
I am making plans for the safety of my family and home. The systems under my resposibility will be of little importance if this hurricane comes withing 200 miles of my home.
Backup and contingency plans need to be made well in advance of a natural disaster. If you haven't made such plans already, it is likely too late for them now, at least for this event.
But, the things you may come to realize, should you ever experience a major disaster, might surprise you. The first and most shocking thing is that there is no amount of planning or preparation that will withstand the likes of a major hurricane. The next not so surprising thing is that after such an event, people are generally more interested in the tangible aspects of life, internet and network type resources are of little or no importance for several days after such a catastrophy. Food, water, shelter suddenly become much more important and much harder to find. And the least surprising thing of all, that most people don't realize until after such a disaster is that people come first. Family and friends are of the greatest importance.
So, if you don't already have backup and contingency plans in place for your network, you're too late for this one. If you do, then consider this a test of your plan and hope for the best. But, most importantly, forget the network. Get yourself and your family well out of the way of this beast and you will live to rebuild your home and the network another day.