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February 24–26 • San Antonio, Texas

Fire at OLLU! Business Continuity from an IT Perspective

Session Details

Tuesday, February 24, 2009
3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Hidalgo Ballroom A

Session Type: Act 1: Balancing the IT Role in the Enterprise
Content Level: Introductory
Focus Area: Managing the Enterprise

Speaker(s)

  • Sulema E. Cabrera, Interim CTO, Our Lady of the Lake University
  • David P. Lytle, Director, Network/Telecom Services, Our Lady of the Lake University
  • Session convener: Norma Grijalva, Director, Telecommunication and Networking Services, New Mexico State University

Abstract

This presentation will review the background, actual events, and the recovery of IT operations from the devastating fire in the Main Building at Our Lady of the Lake University of San Antonio on May 6, 2008. Because complete IT operations were located in the building, OLLU's recovery process offers a great learning experience for any IT manager. The panel will analyze what worked and what might have been done differently. Additionally, some discovered issues to be shared will help others in their own business continuity planning.

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