A year after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, the city, as well as most of its tech enterprises, are back up and running--though there is still plenty of work to be done. The biggest issues facing companies that rely on tech as a business qualifier are a shortage of staff and "fatigue" from trying to rebuild and prepare for future disasters simultaneously. As one IT leader explains, disaster recovery was always viewed as a "side item" on the tech project menu. Now it's the main course.
For more on rebuilding in New Orleans:
- don't miss this article [1] at Computerworld
PLUS: The hiring crunch in New Orleans. Article [2]
Links:
[1] http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9002835
[2] http://www.fiercecio.com/story/it-expertise-hard-to-come-by-in-new-orleans/2006-08-31