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Plans are nothing; planning is everything

Monday, October 17, 2011

I think Eisenhower said it best when it comes to plans and planning. I think this also holds true for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning.

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Tim Trow is a Senior Security Consultant at Akibia.

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