September 3, 2011 By Kristy Fifelski
GovGirl chats with special guest Corey Dalton on how to prepare for an emergency that could bring down a government website. This episode includes advice for government webmasters on hosting, servers, mirrored sites, and the cloud.
This isn't an exhaustive look at the issue, but it's a start. Please comment below and share some of your ideas, challenges or questions related to preparing your web environment for an emergency situation.
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Kristy is known as "GovGirl" in the government technology industry. She is a former city government web manager who has a passion for social media, technology and the lighter side of government life.
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