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the quarterly magazine of ILTA 33 Peer to Peer CASE STUdIES restore just a file or two files from backup images when just one user has a personal disaster. Virtualization also provides some potential savings on licensing. An enterprise version of the Windows server license permits up to four guest machines to be virtualized. Translation: Buy one enterprise server license, install four virtualized servers. Use virtualization not only to mitigate risk, but also to save costs on licensing and hardware. TwO wORDS TO THe wISe Whether you're just building your risk management framework or you're putting the polish on a fully redundant hot site, there are two practices that will ensure success: communicate and test! communicate. One of the biggest points made from seasoned disaster recovery planners is that a communications plan is fundamental to the effectiveness of any plan, large or small. The costs involved are minimal and based on user counts, and the tools available for large firms work just as well for small firms. The only obstacle is getting contact information put into a system, testing it, and keeping it updated. It is difficult to prepare for every possible disaster, but having a framework in place to communicate with employees when "bad things happen" is a good place to start. test. Be sure to test all systems in place for the recovery of information in case of loss or the failover to other systems in the event of interruption. Whether in the cloud, in the data center, or virtually in the data center, your firm's intellectual capital and the ability to connect to clients are too valuable to put at risk. Even small firms need big plans. ILTA Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Hooks Company . . . . . . . Chester willcox and Saxbe LLP Number of Attorneys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Number of Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2O2O Foresight: The future of legal IT save the date 27 APRIL 2O1O INSIGHT 2O1O sessions include: The Evolution of Microsoft Office traversing the Generation divide Business Processes (BPM, BPa and Bi) the Future of the traditional desktop 21st century collaboration electronic Working in the RcJ – one Year on electronic evidence – Preservation to Production litiG presentation . . . and much more For more information, please visit www.iltanet.org/insiGht insiGht 2009, our annual European event, won the legal technology Event of the year award by TheKnowList. This award is voted on by professionals from law firms, law departments and suppliers in Europe. This is particularly an honor since our INSIGHT event is only four years old!

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