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EDUCAUSE eLive Presentation February 27, 2007 Selecting a Business Continuity Planning Tool Katina Blue Director of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery EDUCAUSE eLive Presentation February 27, 2007 DO YOUR RESEARCH • Use search engines on the Internet • Obtain referrals from colleagues • Request demos • Test for a period of time; don’t be anxious (6 months) • Research the experience of the company; age of company and tool 2 EDUCAUSE eLive Presentation February 27, 2007 AUDITING THE TOOL • Compare Functionality and Flexibility • Proprietary software vs. non-Proprietary software • Ease of use • Compare strengths and weakness to other tools • Avoid persuasion from other colleagues • Is it buggy? • Stability of database 3 EDUCAUSE eLive Presentation February 27, 2007 COST FACTORS • Based on license • Enterprise discounts • Inflation over years • Maintenance license 4 EDUCAUSE eLive Presentation February 27, 2007 INFRASTRUCTURE • Type of platforms the system operates on • Type of database; is it proprietary? • What type of Technical Support does the vendor offer 5 EDUCAUSE eLive Presentation February 27, 2007 APPLICATION ADMINISTRATION • Requires a system administrator • Local installs versus web based • Frequency of patches and updates • Require vendor technical support or in-house administration 6 EDUCAUSE eLive Presentation February 27, 2007 SECURITY • Web based security infrastructure • Personalization of screens • Uses Login ID and Password • Security module to restrict plan access 7