Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

You would think that, as this system is so critical to the safety of life, there would be backups and backups of backups, and so the ‘glitch’ would be momentary. If air flights only ran from 9-5, then airlines could do some evening work to catch up. Can airlines ever provide enough information?

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Zerto

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Backups from January were restored to 3, but the Robocopy job sought Server 1. Beware false comforts; verify backups thoroughly. However, a power outage and backup generator failure led to a communication breakdown. This past year, we helped American Airlines with a migration project. A replacement was ready but sat idle.

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Pure Storage

MAY 7, 2024

Readiness starts with an effective disaster recovery plan that incorporates backup systems, data replication, and testing procedures to ensure that the plan will work in practice. This typically involves detailed technical strategies for system failover, data recovery, and backups. What Is Business Continuity Planning?

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Disaster Recovery Business Continuity BCP Continuity Planning 52

Pure Storage

MAY 7, 2024

Readiness starts with an effective disaster recovery plan that incorporates backup systems, data replication, and testing procedures to ensure that the plan will work in practice. This typically involves detailed technical strategies for system failover, data recovery, and backups. What Is Business Continuity Planning?

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Disaster Recovery Business Continuity BCP Continuity Planning 52

Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2017

Many are asking why the airline didn’t have backup systems, where their planning for this type of event was and why the plan hadn’t been exercised, as this would have greatly improved their response. For British Airways, the media circus and internet outrage will move on.

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2017

Many are asking why the airline didn’t have backup systems, where their planning for this type of event was and why the plan hadn’t been exercised, as this would have greatly improved their response. For British Airways, the media circus and internet outrage will move on.

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Outage Airlines Travel Backup 52

BMC

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Take Southwest Airlines (SWA) as a cautionary tale. The airline is reacting by providing frequent-flyer points to customers affected, launching a new sale to entice customers to fly with them again, and providing bonuses to impacted employees as part of their apology tour.

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