Situational Analysis – Backups

Briefly describe your company's current backup practices and policies:

Problems/shortfalls of the current backup system or areas that need improvement:

Current person responsible for implementing/maintaining computer backups:

How often backups	Daily

are performed and	Weekly

checked	Monthly

Annually

Occasionally

Never
Current resources dedicated to backup protection:

Number of external drives

DVDs, Flash drives, External hard drives

Online backup services

Other

Current time committed to securing backups:

0 hours	Budget allocated to activity:

$0.00

Plan of Action – Backups

Backup activities to be completed:	For each computer, determine what files need to be backed up.

Determine storage needs

Develop backup protocols for each computer

Implement plan
Person responsible for completing activities:

Date backup plan to be completed

(mm/dd/yy):

Est. time to complete activities:

0 hours
Person responsible for reviewing and updating activities:

Review backup protocols:	Monthly

Quarterly

Semi-annually

Annually
Resources –Software/equipment needed for project completion. (Check only if budget allows purchase and scale of project justifies investment.)

Purchase backup storage: DVDs, Flash drives, External drive

Purchase online backup services

Purchase backup software to help schedule backups

Other

Budgeted Resources:
Staff time	Initial work	$0.00
Maintenance	$0.00
Equipment	$0.00
Outside Technician	$0.00
Total	$ 0.00
(After you enter the dollar amount, use tab key to move to the next field, otherwise the calculations will not correctly add.)

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Backups

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2010-09-29

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