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Disaster Recovery Specialist
Restores IT systems, infrastructure, and operations after natural disasters, cyberattacks, or crises.
Did you know?
In July 2024 one faulty CrowdStrike software update crashed about 8.5 million Windows computers and cancelled over 5,000 flights worldwide.
How subjects help
- Computer Science: Restore lost files from backups and bring websites and systems back online.
- Business Studies: Write a plan so a company knows what to fix first when its systems go down.
- Communication: Keep staff and customers updated on what is fixed and what is still down.
- Engineering: Get power, servers and networks running again after a flood or fire.
A famous name
Fred Cuny: Disaster-relief specialist who rebuilt a clean water system for besieged Sarajevo in 1994.
Try it yourself: Make a home fire-escape plan
- With an adult, draw a plan of your home and mark every door and window.
- Find two ways out of every room.
- Choose a safe meeting place outside, like a neighbour's gate.
- Talk it through together so everyone knows the plan.
- Remember the rule: if there is a fire, get out, stay out, and call the emergency number from outside. Never go back in for anything.
Firefighters and emergency planners know that a plan made in advance is what keeps people safe.
Also try: Train one skill for five days.
Known for it in
USA, Japan, UK, Singapore, Germany