System Maintenance And Disaster Recovery
I am going to write a report discussing planning and preparation activities to do with system maintenance and disaster recovery.

Contingency Planning (To prepare for major problems)
A contingency plan is a plan to prepare for things that will or could happen in the future. In an IT workplace, It would be used so people will know exactly what to do if something serious happened for example, if the network got infected with a virus, the contingency plan would tell the person charged with fixing it, the steps to take in order to fix the problem. An example of someone who would use this play would be almost every company. Every IT based company should use this.

This is an important document used by IT companies because if they didn't have one and there was a major problem, they might not know what to do in order to fix the problem. A contingency plan could also be used so the person fixing the problem does not get confused, whilst fixing it.

The types of things which an contingency plan would talk about for an IT based workplace is preparing for security breaches, malware infections, server hardware failure, network failure, power outages and disasters like floods or fires. It would talk about all these things because these are the things that would either have the most chance of happening or would do the most damage.

The most important hardware in an IT based workplace would be for the server. If there was a server hardware failure, then there would be no way to host the a live system such as a network. This is why it would be in a contingency plan.

A network failure is were a part or parts of a network will fail completely or just for a certain amount of time. It is important to include this in a contingency plan because if this happened in somewhere like an workplace, there would be no way anyone would be able that work if the network was down.

A power outage is something that should be on the contingency plan. In a workplace a power outage would be where all the power in the workplace goes off. If this happens, especially to big companies, you could lose millions.

Disaster is something that is really important on a contingency plan because it can happen at any time and can do the most damage. One type of disaster is a flood. A flood can happen easily for many reasons. If this were to happen in a workplace and it hit the server/network, it could destroy all the hardware which is why it is important to prepare for this. A fire is another type of disaster that could happen and could also be cause many ways. A fire can have the same effect that water has, by which it can completely destroy the whole building and everything in it. This is also very important to prepare for in a contingency plan.

Strategic long term planning of hardware or software developments
In an IT based workplace, it is useful to strategically plan for hardware and software developments so that the workplace stays most efficient and up to date with the latest hardware and software.

Something you would strategically plan for is an operating system update. People prepare for this because having a new operating system could mean for a workplace that it would be more efficient or could have a lot more tools that could use inside the new operating system. It is useful to strategically plan for this so that you do not waste money or time doing it randomly because if you are in a large IT based workplace, it would be really expensive to upgrade.

Server hardware updating or expansion is something you have to strategically plan for long term when working being in an IT workplace. This is for more than one reason. If the server hardware were to fail and you had no way of upgrading it, there would be no server but it you planned for it you wouldn't need to think about something ever breaking. Another reason you have to prepare for this long term is because of money. If hardware breaks or needs updating and you haven't prepared for it, you might not have the money or you might end up losing money because you have to find a quick, maybe temporary, replacement.

Formulating and updating a network code of practice
A code of practice is a set of rules that you should follow when working in a certain profession. This means, for an IT based workplace, that a network code of practice would be a set of rules you must follow when being around or on the network.

It is important to formulate one of these in a workplace so that everyone knows what to do and how to act whilst working. If you didn't have one of these in a workplace, then people would not know how to act or what not to do.

It is also important that you update your code of practice regularly because things might change that would clash with other things on the code of practice which would make people confused on what to do.

Supervision and management of network staff
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Advising senior management
I'm a workplace you might need to advise senior management. You might need to do this more many reasons. Reasons like if
There is bullying in the workplace.
There is a problem with the network like malware.
Breaking laws or acts.

There should be a policy at work that should state that if there is a problem at work with bullying, then senior management should be informed to deal with the problem.

Another time senior management should be informed is if there is a major problem on the network. A major problem would be if there was something like malware on the network. There should also be a policy for this as well.

If there is a law or act that is broken in the workplace that is broken, then senior management should also be informed for this as well. If it is broke and has not been seen to, then the workplace could be at risk of being taken to court for a law suite.

Legal and ethical considerations applicable to the equivalent legislation in England, Wales, Scotland and. Northern Ireland.

Copyright Act
If the Copyright act if broken in the workplace, they could be taken to court and be fined a lot of money. This can happen from doing things like taking someone that someone else owned knowingly or unknowingly.

The Copyright, Design and Patents Act is an Act made in 1988. This Act protects anyone from stealing someone else’s creation/work. This Act was made because people put lots of time and money into something they have made for it then to be stolen by someone else who didn’t make it. This Act makes it an offence to steal anyones creation/work. (HERE). This applies to organisations because if one of them where to steal someone else’s work, they could then be prosecuted. It would also be bad for their reputation. The things this act protects from being stolen is pretty much anything. This stops anyone from stealing things like new designs. Game ideas and more. This is why you need to consider the copyright, design and patents act.

Data Protection Act
If the data protection act if broken in the workplace, they could be taken to court and be fined a lot of money. This can happen from doing things like sharing customer data or keeping information for too long.

The Data Protection Act tells companies how they should use the data that they hold of anyone they deal with. The Data Protection Act was put in place in 1998. The official definition on the gov.uk website says “The Data Protection Act controls how your personal information is used by organisations, businesses or the government.” (HERE). The Data Protection Act says that companies cannot use information unfairly or unlawfully. It also says that organisations, businesses or the government can only use the data for limited stated purposes and for a limited amount of time. Organisations, businesses or the government are not allowed to use data for no longer than what is necessary. Data that organisations, businesses or the government hold has to be kept safe and secure and cannot be transferred outside the  european economic area. There are 8 principles of the data protection act. The first principle is that information must be fairly and lawfully used. The second principle is that  personal information must be used for limited purposes. The third principle is that information must be adequate, relevant and not excessive so people cannot just have random information that they do not need. The fourth principle is information must be accurate and up to date. The fifth principle is that information must not be kept for longer than is necessary so information, from a company, cannot be kept if they do not need it or if they have had it for a long time. The sixth principle is that information must be used in line with the data subjects rights. The seventh principle is that information must be secure by the people keeping the data. The last principle is that information must not be transferred to other countries without adequate protection.