Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the second site backup options.
What will be an ideal response?
Second site backups include mutual aid pacts, empty shell, recovery operations center, and internally provided backups.
| Mutual Aid Pacts | |
| Advantages | Inexpensive |
| Disadvantages | May encounter reluctance to share facilities during an emergency |
| Empty Shell | |
| Advantages | Inexpensive |
| Disadvantages | Extended time lag between disaster and initial recovery |
| May encounter competition among users for shell resources | |
| Recovery Operations Center | |
| Advantages | Rapid initial recovery |
| Disadvantages | Expensive |
| Internally Provided Backups | |
| Advantages | Controlled by the firm |
| Compatibility of hardware and software | |
| Rapid initial recovery | |
| Disadvantages | Expense of maintaining excess capacity year round |
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