Back from the dead. Miss me? HA! Riiight.
While I was in the clutches of a evil flu bug this week I lay there pondering my personal DRP. What would happen if I were to punch out right now? Dramatic and dark I know but, humour me for a moment. We spend our workaday grinding away building resilient systems and programs that should withstand the single bus problem. By which I mean, if you were to step in front of a bus; problem.
Now, for a moment, imagine that light switch that is your life had just gone “click”. What would happen to your “mental projection of your digital self”? Matrix quotes notwithstanding think of all the passwords and all the applications that you have have, such as email. Who would be able to access it? Would you even want people to access your computer due to your Muppets fetish? Would you want your friends and family to see your data?
More importantly, would you have your house in order? Seriously, have you got a will written up? A dark thought at first blush but, it’s meant more for a wake up call. How would your family be able to weather the storm of your ($deity forbid) sudden demise?
We build systems with DRP and BCP in mind but, do we do the same in our daily lives?
A lot of doctors smoke. Something to ponder.
