Idra : International Disaster Recovery Association

International Disaster Recovery Association

Disaster, Disaster Recovery, Disaster Recovery Planning, Disaster Mitigation, Disaster Avoidance, Impact Analysis, Telephone Systems, Data Switch, Voice Switch, telecommunications disaster recovery, telephone systems disaster recovery, Voice Telecommunications, Data Telecommunications, Voice and data integration, Data disaster recovery, diverse networks, diverse cable routes, dual building penetration, Telecommunications, Contingency Planning, Business Continuity, Notification Systems, Warning Systems, Recall Systems, Information Technology, DRP, Business Impact Analysis, BIA, Remote Access, Systems Back-up, Alternate Site, Hot site, cold site, warm site, reciprocal alternate sites, mobile alternate sites, Network Reliability, Community Alert, Data, Voice, Image, Electronic Vaulting, SAN, NAS, Fiber Optics, dark cable, Central Office, C.O., LEC, CLEC, BLEC, Wireless, Call Center, call center back-up, Satellite, Satellite back-up, GPS, GIS, Telemedicine, Microwave, E 9-1-1, PBX, Security, Workplace & School Violence, Terrorism, Kidnapping, Outages, Telephone outages, data outages, power outages, network outages, Cabling, Infrastructure, Diverse Routing, Seminars, Remote Access, Computer Security, baby bell, biometric identification, cellular back-up, redundancy, cable redundancy, cable redundancy, distance learning, firewall, electronic penetration, denial of service, hacker, computer hacker, voicemail hacker, authentication, speaker verification, user verification, wireless, fixed wireless, mobile wireless, security, virtual networks, VPN, virtual call center, call center disaster recovery plan

The International Disaster Recovery Association (IDRA) focuses on the telecommunications aspects of contingency planning, emergency management, employee safety & security, infrastructure reliability, asset protection, business continuity and disaster planning, avoidance, mitigation, recovery, resumption and restoration. Founded in 1989, IDRA holds annual conferences and numerous workshops and seminars. Conference attendees have come from Argentina, Israel, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa, the UK and the USA.