NIST Special Publication 800-34, Contingency Planning Guide for Information Technology (IT) Systems provides instructions, recommendations, and considerations for government IT contingency planning. Contingency planning refers to interim measures to recover IT services following an emergency of System disruption. Interim measures may include the relocation of IT systems sod operators to an alternate site, the recovery of IT functions using alternate equipment, or the performance of IT functions using manual methods.

A computerized business system consists of computer hardware, computer software, data processing ,procedures, computer personnel, end user or a non technical individual. Set of manual and/or computerized components for gathering, storing, and processing business data items and for converting such data items into useful information

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. This guide provides instructions, recommendations, and considerations for federal information system contingency planning. Contingency planning refers to interim measures to recover information system services after a disruption. Interim measures may include relocation of information systems and operations to an alternate site, recovery of information system functions using alternate equipment, or performance of information system functions using manual methods. This guide addresses specific contingency planning recommendations for three platform types and provides strategies and techniques common to all systems: Client/server systems; Telecomm. systems; and Mainframe systems. Charts and tables.