Discussion 6.1 Recovery Sites Options Menu: Forum   
Hot, Warm and Cold (H, W, and C) sites are subject to the classic make/buy decision: Should the firm contract with an outside provider or provide this capability internally? There are a number of items that should be taken into consideration? What are they, in your informed opinion, and how would or could they vary by type of site needed? What would make you contract with an outside provider for a hot site but maintain a cold site internally? Conversely, what would make you contract with an outside provider for a cold site but maintain a hot site internally? Are there any guidelines or tenets that you think should guide this decision?

Discussion 6.2 Disaster Recovery for All Options Menu: Forum   
As technology-centric as Disaster Recovery is, it may not be applicable to all organizations; i.e., there may be firms, groups, forums, etc. who have a need for resilience, business continuity, crisis management, etc. but without that technology dimension stressed in our recent lectures. Can you put forward an example of this type of organization (e.g., ACME Sand and Gravel)? What makes them different; needing continuity but not needing DR? Would you agree with your classmate's perspective on the organization that has been put forward; i.e., that they really don't have a need for technology-centric DR, or is there more that should be considered?
(Please cite any external references that are used and also cite lecture notes if necessary)