Getting it Right the First Time

No two organizations are the same. Each has unique objectives, challenges and opportunities and thus needs solutions that fit it exactly. Where most organizations are the same, however, is in their desire to focus the right level of effort in the right area at the right time – to ensure that expending limited resources brings… Continue reading Getting it Right the First Time

The Need For Small Business, Business Continuity

I have been asked recently, “Why does a small business need a business continuity/emergency preparedness plan? Isn’t that really just for big businesses?” For anyone who has owned or operated a small business in their career, there is an understanding that day-to-day survival is one of the primary goals. Making payroll, covering rent, paying vendors/suppliers,… Continue reading The Need For Small Business, Business Continuity

Cloud Computing With Business Resiliency

Technology continues to mature to the extent where companies regardless of size may be able to utilize leading edge yet stable solutions and infrastructure. Storage, network, and computing systems have all increased in performance consistent with Moore’s Law (doubling every two years). Software solutions are now available to tie all these components together into a… Continue reading Cloud Computing With Business Resiliency

Four Practical Ways to Improve Your Pandemic Plan

Unlike an earthquake or tornado, pandemics can last for months, even years. While the long-term nature is not preferable, it does give us one major advantage – the ability to adjust our response as we go along, not just clean up and prepare for the next disaster. On June 11, the World Health Organization (WHO)… Continue reading Four Practical Ways to Improve Your Pandemic Plan

Crisis Management and Social Media

In a number of recent issues of the Disaster Recovery Journal, I have commented on the need for companies to strengthen the “crisis management” element of their business continuity plans. (Crisis management is the role of executives in responding during a crisis or disaster.) The diagram below depicts my opinion of what a crisis management… Continue reading Crisis Management and Social Media

You Are Not Alone

The business continuity planning universe, many new planners have been told to explore and conquer, may seem like vast, dark, threatening, and lonely place. Time/resource constraints, a confusing array of acronyms, methodologies, products, services, and vendors, all contribute to the disorientation. If you feel you are adrift in this vast ocean, do not despair you… Continue reading You Are Not Alone

Seven Reasons You Should Blueprint Your Organization’s Dependencies

  When you imagine the organization you’re working to protect, how do you see it in your mind’s eye?  How do you develop a sense for this complex set of buildings, people, computers, software, vendors and more?  And once you see the big picture, how do you record it and share it with others to… Continue reading Seven Reasons You Should Blueprint Your Organization’s Dependencies

The Essential Components of Data Center Design

The modern data center spans the gamut from the tiny “cargo container” style to gigantic data center campuses that sprawl across hundreds of acres, and from energy gluttons to theorized electricity sippers. The best design is not only focused on energy efficiency but must consider flexibility to meet a constantly changing environment. Since requirements are… Continue reading The Essential Components of Data Center Design