Disaster Management in Telecommunications, Broadcasting and Computer Systems

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Summary: Nice Book
Review: I read the book and found it very easy to follow. I am interested in the subject because

I am a retired air force pilot, and the concept of disaster management is a lifetime experience.

The book gives a very wide and general idea about the subject of disaster management, it gives a generic disaster management plan, then some specific plans for the telecom industry.

The case studies cover a wide range of applications. I found them very useful

I recommend this book for every manager, even those outside the IT profession

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Summary: Disaster management explained
Review: This book is written to technical as well as non-technical readers. Thus the text balances the technical issues with the administrative, financial, and managerial issues. This theme is punctuated by:- - Presentation of a thorough and detailed discussion of the theories of disaster management - An integrated use of real-world examples throughout the text - Use of feature articles material from leading telecommunications companies & common carriers, highlighting the issues surrounding disaster & crisis management, in a broad spectrum of telecommunications organizations - Case studies illustrating how actual disasters were detected, studied, confronted & successfully controlled (or otherwise) - Lessons learned from the different examples & case studies presented The book explains the different theories of disaster management, and after that discuss its applications in the telecommunications, Broadcasting and computer systems. Thus it will be useful to all those who are concerned with disaster management as a subject. The book relies heavily on case studies to explain the ideas presented in the general presentation. A special section is devoted to the presentation of 12 real-world case studies, in the fields of telecommunications, Radio/TV broadcasting and computer systems in addition to a step-by-step solution of another two case studies. Yet throughout the book 12 other case studies, about disasters that I have personally encountered and managed, are presented

The main idea behind the stress given to case studies is to make the reader think about the case, and then to arrive at an understanding of the WHYs and HOWs, before reading the analysis. This concept is presented in the following format:- 1- Background Information: (Present state) 2- Problem Faced:(Symptoms & Early warning signs) 3- Action Taken:(assuming no previous knowledge of Disaster Management) 4- Discussion: Given in the form of questions that leads the reader logically & systematically to discover what went wrong & what should have been done. 5- Analysis: This presents, in a way, the most probable course of action that should have been taken & a clarification of the cause of the trouble.

Finally, this book documents the experience that I gained through working for more than 40 years in the field with the United nations (ITU), telecommunications, Broadcasting and computer organizations, where I faced a lot of disasters that I had to detect, identify, analyze, and solve. Most of the time I was successful thank God, while in some cases I was not that fortunate. It is hoped that this book will enable the reader to profit from my experience, and avoid those places where I stumbled.