by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jul 28, 2011 | Blasts
DRJ’s Informational Update For Thursday, July 28, 2011 Free white paper from IBM Business expansion can mean great opportunities for increased efficiencies and wider market reach, but it can also mean more risk for your data, whether from theft and fraud, or...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jul 26, 2011 | Blasts
DRJ’s Informational Update For Tuesday, July 26, 2011 DR Planning with Virtualization – Part 2: Live Webcast Series – Aug 9th Virtual this, virtual that. Virtualization has been the hottest topic in enterprise IT over the past 10 years. Why not...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jul 21, 2011 | About
The #1 Business Continuity Publication in the World Every issue, Disaster Recovery Journal (DRJ) delivers how-to, in depth knowledge into business continuity planning more than any other business publication. This unique ability to take readers further inside the...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jul 21, 2011 | Blasts
DRJ’s Informational Update For Thursday, July 21, 2011 You’ve Been Breached: Facing the Challenge of Data Breach Notifications As seen in news headlines from around the globe, data breaches are an ever-present (yet commonly overlooked) threat to an...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jul 19, 2011 | Blasts
DRJ’s Informational Update For Tuesday, July 19, 2011 The Business Continuity Metrics Guide Are you looking for ways to turn your C-suite executives into champions of your Business Continuity Program? Strategic BCP has developed an expert guide to Business...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jul 18, 2011 | Resources
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jul 14, 2011 | Blasts
DRJ’s Informational Update For Thursday, July 14, 2011 We All Know That Membership Has Its Rewards So, the question is “What has your MBCP, CBCP or ABCP done for you lately?” Use your validated knowledge to gain membership into the BCI – the...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jul 13, 2011 | Blasts
DRJ’s Informational Update For Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Free white paper from IBM Business expansion means great opportunities, but greater risk to your data security. Read this white paper to learn how IBM can help using time-tested processes and policies, as...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jul 12, 2011 | Blasts
DRJ’s Informational Update For Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Reputation Repair: How to Restore Your Image after a Crisis You’ve managed to survive the crisis, but your image is tarnished. Will your post-crisis actions restore trust and confidence … or cause...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
With the business press and financial markets reflecting deep concern this spring over the long-term effects of the Tohoku earthquake in Japan, companies around the world are asking: What are some of the best practices we can deploy now to cope with future...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
With the business press and financial markets reflecting deep concern this spring over the long-term effects of the Tohoku earthquake in Japan, companies around the world are asking: What are some of the best practices we can deploy now to cope with future...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
Certification Links BCI: http://www.thebcicertificate.org/ BRCCI: www.brcci.org DRII: http://www.drii.org ICOR: http://www.theicor.org/ Sentryx: http://www.sentryx.com/ Business Continuity Management has made considerable progress in recent years and is now a...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
Certification Links BCI: http://www.thebcicertificate.org/ BRCCI: www.brcci.org DRII: http://www.drii.org ICOR: http://www.theicor.org/ Sentryx: http://www.sentryx.com/ Business Continuity Management has made considerable progress in recent years and is now a...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
Before I left for work, I popped off an e-mail to a BCP manager in Basel to catch up on personal and professional stuff. It had been over a year since we touched base, but it was as if we never stopped communicating and we picked up right where we left off. We shared...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
Before I left for work, I popped off an e-mail to a BCP manager in Basel to catch up on personal and professional stuff. It had been over a year since we touched base, but it was as if we never stopped communicating and we picked up right where we left off. We shared...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
Over the years you have read in this column examples of how public/private partnerships can enhance an organization’s response and recovery from a disaster. PPBI has been showing the value of public/private partnerships and how an organization can take the...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
Over the years you have read in this column examples of how public/private partnerships can enhance an organization’s response and recovery from a disaster. PPBI has been showing the value of public/private partnerships and how an organization can take the...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
Auditors of information systems, information security systems, and it governance or business continuity professionals may be interested in adding to their professional qualifications by becoming an auditor of business continuity management systems. Never heard of this...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
Auditors of information systems, information security systems, and it governance or business continuity professionals may be interested in adding to their professional qualifications by becoming an auditor of business continuity management systems. Never heard of this...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
On-Line Resources – Public Agency Emergency Management Information DRJ / ARMA / DRII / FSTC / NFPA 1600 Generally Accepted Practices (GAP). DRII Professional Practices. DRJ / DRII Glossary ANSI / NFPA 1600:2010 – Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
On-Line Resources – Public Agency Emergency Management Information DRJ / ARMA / DRII / FSTC / NFPA 1600 Generally Accepted Practices (GAP). DRII Professional Practices. DRJ / DRII Glossary ANSI / NFPA 1600:2010 – Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
In today’s world, all organizations in an enterprise environment need to work together to create a holistic response to a disaster event. For many years, groups like operations, information technology and finance have been key focal for points for preparing for...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
In today’s world, all organizations in an enterprise environment need to work together to create a holistic response to a disaster event. For many years, groups like operations, information technology and finance have been key focal for points for preparing for...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
Over the past two decades, business continuity has become a vital business requirement within the corporate environment. What was once conceived as a solution to protect mainframe computer systems during a full-blown disaster has now become an essential part of...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
Over the past two decades, business continuity has become a vital business requirement within the corporate environment. What was once conceived as a solution to protect mainframe computer systems during a full-blown disaster has now become an essential part of...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
My thoughts were swirling during the chaos and devastation as tornadoes marched across Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia during the last week of April. Small businesses suffered catastrophes ranging from total loss of their facilities to the inconvenience of not...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
My thoughts were swirling during the chaos and devastation as tornadoes marched across Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia during the last week of April. Small businesses suffered catastrophes ranging from total loss of their facilities to the inconvenience of not...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
Tornado season 2011 is the worst since 1953. And, like 1953, major tornadoes occurred well outside of “Tornado Alley.” Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Alabama were all hard-hit this year. We saw the worst loss of life in a single tornado (Joplin, Mo.) in more than...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
Tornado season 2011 is the worst since 1953. And, like 1953, major tornadoes occurred well outside of “Tornado Alley.” Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Alabama were all hard-hit this year. We saw the worst loss of life in a single tornado (Joplin, Mo.) in more than...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
On March 11, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake rocked the main island of Honshu Japan. The earthquake, tsunami and its aftermath caused devastating human, social and economic damage. People around the world were stunned by video of exploding nuclear power plant buildings,...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
On March 11, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake rocked the main island of Honshu Japan. The earthquake, tsunami and its aftermath caused devastating human, social and economic damage. People around the world were stunned by video of exploding nuclear power plant buildings,...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
As the situation has progressed, there has been more than adequate media speculation on the damage to the nuclear power plants at Fukushima Dai-ichi.Now that radiation exposure has been measured, continuing the evacuation in areas within the immediate areas up to 20...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
As the situation has progressed, there has been more than adequate media speculation on the damage to the nuclear power plants at Fukushima Dai-ichi.Now that radiation exposure has been measured, continuing the evacuation in areas within the immediate areas up to 20...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
The earthquake, tsunami, and ongoing radiation threat of “3/11” have delivered a telling triple blow to the people of Japan. With more than 15,000 confirmed dead and nearly 9,000 still missing, the loss of life, the physical destruction, and the human suffering caused...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
The earthquake, tsunami, and ongoing radiation threat of “3/11” have delivered a telling triple blow to the people of Japan. With more than 15,000 confirmed dead and nearly 9,000 still missing, the loss of life, the physical destruction, and the human suffering caused...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
According to one definition, leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. Half of us will debate the fact that leadership is an “art” while the other half will debate it being a “science.” But, no matter what side of...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
According to one definition, leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. Half of us will debate the fact that leadership is an “art” while the other half will debate it being a “science.” But, no matter what side of...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
As I begin to write one of my final columns, I think back to when I first became involved with the BCP industry. I remember presenting the concept of “Disaster Recovery Planning” at the first seminar my company sponsored on Dec. 4, 1973. The initial discussions of the...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
As I begin to write one of my final columns, I think back to when I first became involved with the BCP industry. I remember presenting the concept of “Disaster Recovery Planning” at the first seminar my company sponsored on Dec. 4, 1973. The initial discussions of the...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
A primary purpose of DRJ’s Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) is to assist in enhancing DRJ conferences and magazine. The board is staffed by 16 experienced BC/DR professionals with an excelsior mindset. It is also a group that changes, by design. There are term limits...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
A primary purpose of DRJ’s Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) is to assist in enhancing DRJ conferences and magazine. The board is staffed by 16 experienced BC/DR professionals with an excelsior mindset. It is also a group that changes, by design. There are term limits...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
The old saying “when one door closes, a window opens” proves to be true. As continuity planners, we all deal with fast decisions and tough choices. Sometimes, in order to move forward, we must move away from the old methods and not be afraid to try something new....
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2011 | Summer 2011 - Volume 24, Issue 3
The old saying “when one door closes, a window opens” proves to be true. As continuity planners, we all deal with fast decisions and tough choices. Sometimes, in order to move forward, we must move away from the old methods and not be afraid to try something new....
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jul 7, 2011 | Blasts
DRJ’s Informational Update For Thursday, July 7, 2011 Preparing For the Unexpected: The Trigger Events for Systemic Failure Join us for a Webinar on July 19 This topic outlines the situation, complications and solutions to help leaders ensure the continuity of...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jul 6, 2011 | Blasts
Only One Week Left to Save $200 at DRJ’s Fall World 2011 Sign up now for the world’s largest conference dedicated to business continuity and you can save $200 off the low registration fee. It is truly the best value in the industry. You will gain thousands...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jul 5, 2011 | Blasts
DRJ’s Informational Update For Tuesday, July 5, 2011 Preparing For the Unexpected: The Trigger Events for Systemic Failure Join us for a Webinar on July 19 This topic outlines the situation, complications and solutions to help leaders ensure the continuity of...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jul 1, 2011 | Events-Old
Spring World 2013 March 17-20 Orlando, FL Fall World 2013 September 22-25 San Diego, CA Archived Events DRJ has sponsored conferences for more than 20 years. The shows have grown from a small gathering of planners in the early years to more than 1500 onsite at...
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