tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post2290208907691084570..comments2023-07-21T03:00:15.795-07:00Comments on Jeri’s Organizing & Decluttering News: Disaster Preparedness of the Computer TypeJeri Danskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647833266269245240noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-17180952224203791842010-02-24T22:15:39.305-08:002010-02-24T22:15:39.305-08:00Nancy, thank YOU for commenting - and for the kind...Nancy, thank YOU for commenting - and for the kind words.<br /><br />Garp, I'd forgotten all about that old <a href="http://theolotech.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/jesus-saves-do-you/" rel="nofollow">Jesus saves</a> thing!<br /><br />I definitely <i>don't</i> want to manage my own server. But I'd be willing to pay extra for a company that had great tech support on the phone, and a really good disaster recovery plan. I'm not looking for the cheapest hosting company - but I don't need many of the services that come with higher-priced options. There don't seem to be many companies targeting someone like me.Jeri Danskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647833266269245240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-83425817101946918472010-02-24T09:39:40.647-08:002010-02-24T09:39:40.647-08:00Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my...Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question, Jeri!<br /><br />Nancy N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-38208628670908097042010-02-23T08:46:39.137-08:002010-02-23T08:46:39.137-08:00Always reminds me of the "Jesus Saves" a...Always reminds me of the "Jesus Saves" analogy.<br /><br />Strange I should stumble across this (via http://administratosphere.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/downtime-reports-how-did-they-respond/)<br />as we speak the server my website is hosted on has been down for approximately 12 hours. It is just a personal site and e-mail that's impacted and frankly I'm getting what I paid for, but doesn't make it any the less frustrating. As a professional sysadmin I just increasingly find myself tempted to pay for a cloud VPS and do it all myself.Garphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295116150678730079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-60084306184851044912010-02-23T00:21:08.705-08:002010-02-23T00:21:08.705-08:00DebraC, backups are indeed crucial. In this whole ...DebraC, backups are indeed crucial. In this whole incident, I was lucky in that I have all my web site files on my laptop (which, in turn, is backed up); I just needed to upload the files to a new server.<br /><br />I've written about backups before; here's <a href="http://jdorganizer.blogspot.com/2008/06/dont-lose-your-computer-files-do-your.html" rel="nofollow">one such post</a>.Jeri Danskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647833266269245240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-62661180989589065972010-02-23T00:15:32.474-08:002010-02-23T00:15:32.474-08:00Cynthia, I'm lucky that I have a bit of a tech...Cynthia, I'm lucky that I have a bit of a technical background, so I can handle that part OK, with a bit of assistance from the hosting company's support staff.<br /><br />Another thing I did right: The company where I registered my domain is NOT the same company that hosted my web site. If they had been the same, I wouldn't have been able to make the move.Jeri Danskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647833266269245240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-71942579174708777292010-02-22T22:48:48.046-08:002010-02-22T22:48:48.046-08:00What an adventure! It's the technical part tha...What an adventure! It's the technical part that would slow down most of us. I'm glad you were able to handle it well. Under those circumstances, my options would be to hyperventilate and eat chocolate!Cynthia Friedlobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678323220024869277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-19248569725271595232010-02-22T21:05:42.520-08:002010-02-22T21:05:42.520-08:00The good old computer. Friend and foe at the same ...The good old computer. Friend and foe at the same time. Have had a few mishaps myself and hopefully have learnt a thing or two out of these painful lessons. I like to backup my important files periodically. It's also good idea to store your electronic files offsite if you can.<br />And if you work at home, treat your disaster preparedness strategy with the same seriousness as a company would.DebraChttp://www.declutterdaytips.com/declutter-day-checklistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-88394821947553206062010-02-22T17:37:41.445-08:002010-02-22T17:37:41.445-08:00Nancy, I had been using WestHost, and I really lov...Nancy, I had been using WestHost, and I really loved them. They had 24/7 technical support in the U.S., and the phone support people were superb. I'd had a few short periods of downtime, but nothing that bothered me too much.<br /><br />But this incident has been a horror. People are as mad about the lack of communication from management as anything else. While many of the servers are back now, some may be out for as much as 96 more hours - and it seems this is just now being acknowledged.<br /><br />Info here:<br /><a href="http://netstatus.westhost.com/" rel="nofollow">http://netstatus.westhost.com/</a><br /><a href="http://members.westhost.com/outages.php" rel="nofollow">http://members.westhost.com/outages.php</a><br /><br />Community discussion here:<br /><a href="http://forums.westhost.com/forumdisplay.php?f=144" rel="nofollow">http://forums.westhost.com/forumdisplay.php?f=144</a><br /><br />I switched to HostGator. The company has the 24/7 US-based phone support I want, and seems to get good reviews. There was no set-up fee, and it's a month-to-month agreement - so if I change my mind, I can easily move again with no financial penalty. But so far, so good.Jeri Danskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647833266269245240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-71293710302303249252010-02-22T15:39:17.120-08:002010-02-22T15:39:17.120-08:00OMG!!! That's cuh-razy! Would you mind sayin...OMG!!! That's cuh-razy! Would you mind saying who you went with and, if you dare, who you left? I need to work on my backup plan!<br /><br />Thanks, Jeri, your blog is the oldest blog on my netvibes page. Tried and true.<br /><br />Nancy N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-10168445207871420562010-02-22T08:42:15.231-08:002010-02-22T08:42:15.231-08:00We might indeed, Larry!
You raise a good point ab...We might indeed, Larry!<br /><br />You raise a good point about the hosting company itself having a backup plan. Having a huge part of your data center go down would be a tough one to be prepared for - although they really should have some sort of plan for that. Here's what's happening at my old company:<br /><br />"During an annual fire system inspection of our data center the fire suppression system was inadvertently triggered and discharged into the data center environment. The discharge of the fire system has affected the hardware and operations of our servers."Jeri Danskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647833266269245240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-56475789831836219302010-02-22T06:51:23.137-08:002010-02-22T06:51:23.137-08:00Sounds like we have the same hosting company - it&...Sounds like we have the same hosting company - it's nearly 10 am EST Monday and everything is still down. I'll be looking too, but for one that has a better backup plan of their own.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06687909733677426482noreply@blogger.com