February 28, 2003

Preparing for Computer Disasters

By DAN CARNEVALE

Advance planning and backup systems allow colleges to recover data

Marc F. Elvy prepares for disasters, but he wasn't prepared for what he saw when he showed up at work one day in December.

The University of Washington's Educational Outreach office, where Mr. Elvy is the network manager, was on fire. For eight hours the top floor of the two-story building burned while the fire department trained hoses on the flames.

After the fire was extinguished, another seven hours

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