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Management is concerned that Dirt Bikes’ computer systems could be vulnerable to power outages, vandalism, computer viruses, natural disasters, or telecommunications disruptions. You have been asked to perform an analysis of system vulnerabilities and disaster recovery planning for the company.

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  • Recommend a disaster recovery plan for Dirt Bikes USA.
  • Assess what are Dirt Bike’s most critical systems.

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Introduction to Dirt Bikes Dirt Bikes USA is a small company headquartered in Carbondale Colorado that manufactures and sells its own brand of off-road motorcycles. It was founded in 1994 to produce dirt bikes that could be customized for racing and off-road recreational riding—using the best quality components and parts from all over the world. The company has continued to grow and now faces a new set of challenges and opportunities. You have been asked to serve as a consultant to apply your information systems knowledge to help Dirt Bikes solve some of the problems it is encountering. Company History and Background Dirt Bikes USA was founded in 1994 by Carl Schmidt and Steven McFadden, two young but experienced bikers with engineering backgrounds who saw that dirt bikes were becoming very popular in the United States as both sporting and racing motorcycles. They developed frames for dirt bikes that were more suited to off-road handling. They started using these frames to build their own dirt bike models using motorcycle engines manufactured by other companies, such as Honda and Rotax Motors of Austria. Riding on one of their customized dirt bikes, Steven finished first in the famous Barstow to Las Vegas race. There was so much interest in Carl and Steve’s bikes that they decided to open a production facility that could manufacture large numbers of their dirt bikes for the retail market. They opened a small production facility in Carbondale which has since expanded to house 120 workers involved in production, design, and engineering—and a corporate sales and administrative staff of close to 20 employees. Over the years Dirt Bikes USA has enhanced and expanded its product line to include dirt bike models optimized for racing and off-road recreational use. Its racing models have placed well, and often first, in the many dirt bike races staged throughout the United States, including the Barstow-Las Vegas race and competitions at Daytona Bike Week. Organization Chart and Employees Dirt Bikes USA is still privately owned, with Carl serving as CEO and Steven as President and Chief Operating Officer. About 120 employees work in design, engineering and production, including three full-time product designers and three engineers. In addition to a four-person Parts Department, Dirt Bikes maintains a ten-person Service Department to service warranties and customer problems with parts and motorcycle performance. Five employees work in Dirt Bikes’ Shipping and Receiving Department. The sales staff consists of a marketing manager and five representatives, two for the West coast and Western United States, one for the Midwest, one for the Northeast, and one for the South. The corporate administrative staff has one controller, one accountant, one administrative assistant, two human resources staff members, three secretaries, and two information systems specialists to support systems servicing all of the business functional areas. The data file "Dirt Bikes USA Organization Chart" shows Dirt Bikes’ organization chart. The company maintains a friendly, family atmosphere which encourages teamwork, attention to detail and quality, and continuous learning and innovation. Employees, distributors, and retail customers are urged to contribute ideas on how to improve Dirt Bikes’ products and services. Products and Services Dirt Bikes’ founders and wanted to capitalize on their proximity to the dirt bikes racing circuit and market in the United States. Carl and Steve hoped they could develop bikes that outperformed and looked better than the competition by using the best custom parts available. Realizing that the most popular dirt bikes were foreign brands, Dirt Bikes does not hesitate to use quality components from all over the world, such as Rotax engines from Austria and tires are from Dunlop. But many of their parts, such as shock absorbers, front wheel forks, exhaust pipes, and headlights are from the United States. The Company makes its own frames, shaping them in the unique, spirited style for which Dirt Bikes is noted. Manufacturing and selling dirt bikes is a complex business. Dirt bike racing has many different categories, including races based on a variety of bike sizes and race length (with some lasting as long as six days). Enduro bikes are for cross-country racing. Motocross bikes are specially designed for racing in an enclosed dirt course that can consist of a variety of terrains; uphill, downhill, corners, jumps, and so forth. Dirt Bikes currently produces four models; the Enduro 250, the Enduro 550, the Moto 300, and the Moto 450. The two Enduros are endurance racers, while the Motos are for motocross racing. All four are very modern, incorporating technologies such as kick and electric starters, steering stabilizers, and liquid cooling. The large majority of these bikes are sold in the United States and cost between $3,250 and $9000 retail (the Enduro 250 retails for $3250, the Enduro 550 for $7600, the Moto 300 for $4295 and the Moto 450 for $8995.) Dirt Bikes appeals primarily to serious trail and Enduro riders, although it is making inroads into the motocross market. Sales and Marketing Dirt Bikes does not sell directly to retail customers. It relies on a network of 40 distributors concentrated in the Western and Midwestern United States. A small percentage of Dirt Bikes are sold in Europe using independent distributors that sell other brands of dirt bikes and motorcycles as well. Dirt Bikes’ motorcycles, parts, and service (including warranty repairs) can be obtained only through an authorized Dirt Bikes dealer. All motorcycle and spare parts sales, shipping, and set-up must be handled by a certified dealer. If a potential customer lives more than 50 miles from the nearest authorized Dirt Bikes dealer, the customer can purchase a Dirt Bike or Dirt Bike parts through a certified independent motorcycle dealer. Retail customers can purchase spare parts directly from Dirt Bikes only by verifying that they live more than 50 miles from an authorized Dirt Bikes dealer. Dirt Bikes’ sales department works closely with Dirt Bikes’ distributors. One of its key responsibilities is to aggressively promote Dirt Bikes at dirt bike racing and other events. Many Dirt Bikes employees are dirt bike racing enthusiasts themselves. Several are official company racers representing the company in dirt bike racing competition. Dirt Bikes recently established a Dirt Bikes USA Owners’ Group to promote stronger relationships with customers, and to make it easier for them to share their Dirt Bikes USA experiences. Dirt Bikes also advertises in magazines devoted to motorcycle racing and dirt bikes. It uses a small public relations firm to place articles about new company products or racing victories in these magazines. Dirt Bikes also pays for ads in these publications.
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SYSTEM VULNERABILITIES
Recommendation for a Disaster Recovery Plan for Dirt Bikes USA
Dirt Bikes’ data base system faces serious threats due to the vulnerability of its computer
systems to power outages, natural disasters, computer viruses, vandalism or telecommunications
disruptions. The first step that should be taken by Dirt Bikes is to put a safety precaution in place
by ensuring its critical information is backed up on a weekly basis as this will ensure that the
company always has a copy in case of a disaster (Snedaker, 2013).
Dirt Bikes should consider configuring uninterruptible power supplies (UPS’s) to the
company’s servers that hold critical data to prevent data loss. Another option is to set up an
offsite backup for the data so that its integrity cannot be compromised in case of power outages
and technical disruptions (Laudon & Laudon, 2017).
Dirt Bikes should also consider using the services of disaster recovery specialists who
will ensure sufficient backup and quick recovery of data for business continuity in the event of a
disaster and the following can be considered;


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