by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 28, 2012 | Hot News
When you think about emergency preparation, you probably think about having enough food and water on hand to last a few days. Many families who live in areas prone to power outages wisely keep generators to run appliances during emergencies. They also store extra...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 28, 2012 | Hot News
Skeptics still question cloud computing’s value, reliability and security, but users who have taken the cloud plunge say those on the sidelines are missing out. This long-running debate over cloud benefits and challenges shows no signs of stopping, even as cloud...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 28, 2012 | Hot News
The rapid adoption of mobile devices and cloud services together with a multitude of new partnerships and customer-facing applications has extended the identity boundary of today’s enterprise. For the extended enterprise, identity and access management (IAM) is more...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 28, 2012 | Hot News
The Cabinet Office, in partnership with the Business Continuity Institute, have launched a survival guide for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Today, the Cabinet Office has launched ‘Business Continuity for Dummies’, a survival guide for SMEs. The Cabinet Office,...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 28, 2012 | Hot News
HR, Legal and Media Communications Disaster Recovery 10 Point Checklist A list of 10 questions to rank how comprehensive your organization’s processes are around disaster recovery and business continuity plans. HR, Legal and Media Communications Disaster Recovery 10...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 27, 2012 | DRJ Blogs
A lesson we can take away from the recent severe weather and fires across the country is disasters can happen anytime, anywhere. No one can control where or when emergencies may happen but we can take steps in advance to prepare. Today, I am excited to announce a step...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 27, 2012 | Press Releases
Application Period Open for Funding to Increase Local Resiliency through Whole Community Approach WASHINGTON—Today, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that the application period is open for a new funding opportunity to build local...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 27, 2012 | Press Releases
ST. LOUIS – Graybar, a leading distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products and provider of related supply chain management and logistics services, is proud to announce that its newly constructed Tucson facility is LEED® Gold certified....
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 27, 2012 | Blasts
Informational Update For September 27, 2012 Disasters Happen…Are You Ready? — Download this Free DR eBook Today! You can’t afford to be caught off guard or without a plan when a man-made or natural disaster strikes. Take the next step to ensuring...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 27, 2012 | ON Demand
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT In today’s data-intensive business environment, organizations can’t afford to have their systems down for 24 hours or more. Sometimes, even four hours is too long. Recovery time objectives (RTOs) are shortening...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 27, 2012 | Hot News
Executives know they face risks, but they often don’t know which risks are real, or what that exposure means to their business.The aim of security risk management is to remove the guesswork and help the business make smarter decisions.As Jay Jacobs, vice...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 27, 2012 | Hot News
ExaGrid Systems announced the results of a survey of 1,200 IT managers which shows widespread dissatisfaction with the capabilities of many existing backup systems to keep up with requirements for faster backups with permanently short backup windows as data grows,...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 27, 2012 | Hot News
In the July/August issue of Emergency Management, Jim McKay’s article Who’s Prepared? Not Many highlighted some of the many reasons that members of the community at large, and even the emergency management community, have not created preparedness kits. No...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 27, 2012 | Hot News
Disaster recovery and the cloud should be a match made in heaven. Take a function that enterprises love to hate and address it with an outsourced, efficient cloud service that makes it easier and less expensive to reach recoverable nirvana, and presto – instant...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 27, 2012 | Hot News
Hit by Hurricane Isaac a few weeks ago, many business owners have reopened their doors and are getting back to business as normal. But with so many people still cleaning up their homes and neighborhoods, some employers are struggling with the question: How can I help...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 27, 2012 | Hot News
The popular yellow cover Dummies Guides from Wiley adds a new title to the series today focusing on Business Continuity. The Dummies Guide to Business Continuity has been published with support from the Cabinet Office especially to help support the 4.5 million...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 26, 2012 | Blasts
A survey exploring social media and crisis planning was conducted with 251 members of the Public Relations Society of America. Nearly half of respondents (48%) said they have incorporated social media into their crisis plans. There is no doubt that social media has...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 26, 2012 | Hot News
Thanks in part to a drastic increase in prescription narcotic abuse among the public, drug use on the job has also increased — and with alarming effects for employers. The following infographic, courtesy of Compliance and Safety, illustrates the magnitude of the...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 26, 2012 | Hot News
Whoever first said that ignorance is no excuse when it comes to the law obviously never met the U.S. Code or the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, which together comprise hundreds of thousands of pages of text. For companies in the U.S., this maze of rules governing...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 26, 2012 | Hot News
Several years ago, the National Security Agency wasted millions on a circuit-switched approach to mobile security strategy. With help from the Department of Defense, the NSA is doing things differently now. Enterprise CIOs can learn a few things from the effort, too....
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 26, 2012 | Hot News
It was a recent generator failure during a Sydney brownout that triggered disaster recovery procedures for foreign currency exchange OzForex. The global company relies on emails to conduct online business 24 hours a day, but thanks to planning it had already moved...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 26, 2012 | Hot News
The NFL robbed the Green Bay Packers of a win this week. They did it in the name of money.Commissioner Roger Goodell, acting on behalf of the owners of the 32 teams, allowed incompetent replacement referees to run the game, rather than paying a few dollars more to the...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 26, 2012 | Hot News
Herndon, VA, September 26, 2012 | COOP Systems, the developer of the most advanced Business Continuity Management (BCM) software package in the world, now supports the full life cycle for the new ISO 22301:2012 BCMS standard.”We believe that most large...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 25, 2012 | Press Releases
San Jose, Calif. – Adding SSDs or solid-state storage systems to a network can result in unforeseen complexity and significant cost penalties, negating any benefits an organization is looking to leverage in implementing flash-based storage to its data center, say...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 25, 2012 | Press Releases
Columbus, Ohio – Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR) and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, today introduced the Liebert® RX Remote Power Distribution Cabinet to provide data center...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 25, 2012 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON — The American Red Cross today released its official Earthquake App, putting lifesaving information right in the hands of people who live in or who visit earthquake prone areas. This free app—available in English or Spanish—is the third in a series...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 25, 2012 | Hot News
Data centers across the world use about 30 billion watts of electricity, about the same as the output of 30 nuclear power plants, with digital warehouses in the U.S. accounting for one-quarter to one-third of that load, The New York Times reports. To read the article,...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 25, 2012 | Hot News
I’ve been engaging by some smaller companies recently and it has given me some insight into what the “best bang for buck” information security activities they should be doing. Here’s a list of some of the fundamental security controls they should...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 25, 2012 | Hot News
The electronic patient record is one of the most ambitious information technology projects of our time. Despite promises of better safety and care, its speedy introduction has been slowed down by concerns about data protection. To read this article, please click here:...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 24, 2012 | DRJ Blogs
Life as a BCM practitioner in any organisation can sometimes feel like you have been sentenced to solitary confinement. Often working in isolation and surrounded by your ‘adversaries’, it can be a lonely role as you struggle to embed BCM into your organisation and to...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 24, 2012 | Hot News
If you’re CIO at a large enterprise — or a small one, for that matter — chances are good that you’re seeing a steady rise in the number of employees using smartphones and tablets at work. To read the article, please click here:...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 24, 2012 | Hot News
After years of preparation and much scepticism in some quarters, London 2012 is now over. Both the Olympic and Paralympic Games have been hailed globally as great achievements. Oddly, I have received congratulations from colleagues and friends in all...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 24, 2012 | Hot News
As a leader, you worry that your employees can respond to a disaster, especially a mass shooting. Active shooter responses such as, in priority order, RUN – HIDE – FIGHT can save lives. But you may overlook something terribly important when it comes to planning for...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 24, 2012 | Hot News
RIM’s U.K. branch acknowledged the problem in a short message on Twitter early Friday morning. “Some users in Europe, Middle East & Africa are experiencing issues with their BlackBerry service,” the company wrote. “We are investigating and apologize for any...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 24, 2012 | Hot News
Digital disruption will cause a transition and upheaval of products in nearly every industry. Sourcing and vendor management professionals will be driven to become more involved with third-party product development services providers. It is important to have in place...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 24, 2012 | Press Releases
Creates Industry’s Most Comprehensive Set of Products and Technologies for Ensuring IT Application Availability HAMILTON, BERMUDA — Stratus Technologies Bermuda Holdings Ltd. today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiaries Stratus Technologies Bermuda...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 24, 2012 | Press Releases
COLORADO SPRINGS –– On the heels of taking the top spot in analyst firm DCIG’s 2012 Backup Appliance Buyer’s Guide, STORServer®, the leading provider of proven data backup solutions for the mid-market, today announces new and updated models of its enterprise,...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 21, 2012 | Hot News
This is the view of Clifford Ferguson, chairperson of the South African BCI Forum and Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA) BC Committee, who says that when business continuity is top of mind, companies can deal with any eventuality. To read the article,...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 21, 2012 | Hot News
Data security consistently tops the laundry list of security priorities because it must. Organizations are collecting data, creating data, using data, and storing data in some way or another. Mishandle data or disregard privacy, and you’ve got a public relations...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 21, 2012 | Hot News
Although we’ve only been working at FEMA for a few months now, we have learned how important it is to be prepared, no matter where you are. And with the new school year underway, we’ve been learning some important things to help keep kids and parents safer. Things...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 21, 2012 | Hot News
To really know if your BC plan is complete it will do the job it’s intended to do, you’ve got to test it. It may help if you think of it as “exercising” the plan to make sure it’s up to the task if called upon. Testing should be done at least twice a year; the type of...
by Adnan Raja | Sep 21, 2012 | DRJ Blogs
In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted to help address concerns regarding health care data security and privacy. As part of the administrative safeguards of this act, health care facilities are responsible for...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 20, 2012 | Hot News
Enterprise governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) tools have become indispensable to organizations. Maybe you acquired your GRC tool for one initiative such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) or International Standard for Organization (ISO) compliance management. To read the...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 20, 2012 | Hot News
One of the strongest threads woven into the fabric of American culture is that of volunteer service. When someone is in need, we ask what can be done to help. This is never more evident than during a time of disaster. As we recognize September as National Preparedness...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 20, 2012 | Hot News
The continued news on the financial and employment losses of Hurricane Isaac is a poignant reminder of the threat natural disasters pose to business and economic growth. Last year alone, global economic losses from natural disasters totaled a remarkable $370 billion...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 20, 2012 | Blasts
nformational Update For September 20, 2012 Business Continuity: How To Increase Workforce Resiliency During Disasters What would happen to your business if your workers were unable to perform their jobs due to natural or man-made disasters? This paper shares five...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 19, 2012 | Hot News
In upcoming testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee, I’ll be assessing the Department of Homeland Security, with particular focus on cybersecurity. Probably the most important point I’ll be making is a simple one: We will never defend our...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 19, 2012 | Hot News
Small businesses may not have the resources to prepare for disasters like larger firms, but that does not mean they cannot have systems in place to protect mission-critical data from such incidents. With remote backup solutions, for example, companies get an...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 19, 2012 | Hot News
As the number of jurisdictions enacting antitrust laws surpasses 100, extraterritoriality (the ability of those outside a jurisdiction to be held liable within the jurisdiction) becomes a significant risk management issue for multi-national companies. To read the...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 19, 2012 | Hot News
ioSafe, the storage company that has gained some Internet notoriety by challenging users to try to destroy its encased hard drives and arrays, today released a new disaster-proof cloud NAS appliance. To read the article, please click here:...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 19, 2012 | Press Releases
BURLINGTON, VT – QuorumSoft, a world leading provider of deduplicating archival solutions for virtualized environments, today announced Q-Hybrid, an innovative new way to perform backups without using XenServer snapshots. Q-Hybrid leverages the powerful XenServer...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 19, 2012 | Press Releases
Los Angeles, Calif. — Everbridge today announced that it has launched a first of its kind social and critical communications solutions suite that enables organizations with the ability to gather and evaluate real-time intelligence from social media as part of...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 18, 2012 | Hot News
You don’t have to look hard to find tales of technological disaster. The Gauss virus infiltrated thousands of Middle Eastern PCs, where it could intercept online banking credentials. Apple iPhones were revealed to be vulnerable to spoofed SMS messages. Floods all but...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 18, 2012 | Hot News
First of all, what is Dengue Fever? Dengue fever (DF) is a virus-caused disease that is spread by mosquitoes. DF is caused by one of four different but related viruses. Dengue fever is being seen more often in world travelers. It is spread by the bite of...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 18, 2012 | Hot News
With the risk taking culture in financial services continuing to dominate the headlines, Jon Dymond, director at global management consultancy Hay Group, looks at how firms can keep employees’ enthusiasm for risk-taking in line with their organisations’ risk appetite....
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 18, 2012 | Hot News
If you need any more proof that you should take the threat of disasters seriously, consider this: Companies lose as much as $90,000 for every hour of downtime due to systems disruptions, and the survival rate for companies without a disaster recovery plan is less than...
by Aaron Callaway | Sep 18, 2012 | DRJ Blogs
After every conference I undoubtedly get a variation of the same question, “How was the show? How was the attendance?” And every year I give the same response…… “Show was great. Wish the attendance was a bit higher.” I think we all...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Press Releases
COLORADO SPRINGS –– STORServer®, the leading provider of proven data backup solutions for the mid-market, today announces significant improvements to its online reseller portal that will provide enhanced sales information, product specs and content to assist...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Press Releases
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced that 79 percent of organizations report increasing complexity in the data center, according to the results of its 2012 State of the Data Center Survey. The survey, which provides insight into the...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Press Releases
Columbus, Ohio – Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, today announced the availability of a white paper entitled “NFPA 70E 2012 Rolls Out New...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Press Releases
Martinsried, Germany — ADVA Optical Networking announced today that it has joined the Optical Networking Foundation (ONF): An organization committed to the development and standardization of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and OpenFlow protocols. Working...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Press Releases
NEW YORK — Perseus Telecom, a global connectivity provider, today announces the acquisition of ETradeLab, a Sao Paulo-based financial technology provider of hosting, managed connectivity, order routing and trade monitoring support. The purchase comes at a time...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Press Releases
ATLANTA — Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRDA; CRDB), the world’s largest independent provider of claims management solutions, has ranked 108th on this year’s InformationWeek 500, an annual listing of the nation’s most innovative users of...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Press Releases
MIDDLETON, Mass. — The “Mobile Workplace” is now available for any business looking for quick productivity gains without changes to their software or infrastructure. Making a stationary workstation and all its peripherals mobile is a proven...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Press Releases
Columbus, Ohio – Data center managers are valuing visibility into their IT network and infrastructure more than ever before according to a recent survey from Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in maximizing availability,...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Press Releases
Westborough, Mass. — ExaGrid Systems, Inc., the leader in cost-effective and scalable disk backup solutions with data deduplication, today announced that 50 companies and organizations previously using EMC Data Domain have selected ExaGrid’s disk backup with...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Press Releases
Fort Myers, Fla. – Global freight bill processor, auditor and cost reduction advisor Data2Logistics announces coupled efforts to infuse up-to-date, marketplace-based information with cost-saving freight bill auditing actions. Combined, these services are...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Press Releases
Huntsville, Ala. – Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR) and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, today introduced a new release of the Avocent® HMX High Performance KVM switch with features...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Press Releases
Orlando, Fla. — Atlantic.Net, a privately held leading cloud hosting solutions provider, is pleased to announce a sharp price reduction for its cloud hosting services for both new and existing customers that utilize its industrial-grade cloud...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Press Releases
Waltham, Mass. – Sanbolic®, the market leader in data management, today announced that its recently released AppCluster with added public cloud support is now available to customers on the public cloud of Rackspace® Hosting, Inc. (NYSE: RAX), the open cloud...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Press Releases
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Intransa, the physical security infrastructure and services company, today announced that 3VR’s comprehensive open Video Management Software (VMS) is SELECT certified and available as an option on Intransa’s server, storage and appliance platforms....
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Press Releases
Huntsville, Ala. – Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR) and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, has introduced two new models in the Avocent® Universal Management Gateway family. Available...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Press Releases
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Cassidian Communications, an EADS North America company, today announced a contract award for emergency notification services from MainSource Financial Group (NASDAQ National Market “MSFG”), a community-focused, financial holding company with assets...
by Adnan Raja | Sep 17, 2012 | DRJ Blogs
It is extremely important for businesses to have a Disaster Recovery (DR) plan in place for situations where downtime or data loss may affect the business’ ability to continue operating smoothly and effectively. To protect your data, it is essential that...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | ON Demand
Thursday, November 1, 2012 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT In today’s 24×7 world, companies have found data back-ups are simply not enough. This is because the potential impact of IT outages is now greater than ever. In a recent study, IDC found over 60...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Blasts
DRJ Is Proud To Announce Our 48th Conference, Spring World 2013! This conference promises to be the best experience for our attendees. We have used our decades of experience to build the ultimate conference. This show is the one you cannot afford to miss. Mingle with...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Hot News
Security is one of the things in most businesses minds; Cloud storage can now offer levels of security, business continuity and disaster recovery for all sizes of businesses through scalable solutions. Data backup In a straightforward data backup, the cloud acts as an...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Hot News
Most insurers will automatically cut-off business income loss benefits after a business rebuilds or repairs the damaged premises and opens for business. However, this all-too-prevalent claim practice could be inadequate and harmful if the policy has an extended...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Hot News
Police in Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, used a first-of-its-kind LTE cellular network dedicated to law enforcement as part of security operations for the Republican National Convention in August. The network was a demonstration project for the proposed National...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Hot News
Hundreds of visitors flocked to the former Lehigh Valley Expo Center on Cetronia Road in South Whitehall Saturday to learn how police, ambulance and fire personnel respond when disasters strike — and how to prepare for the worst themselves. The Emergency...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 17, 2012 | Hot News
It was Pakistan’s worst industrial accident, officials said, and it came just hours after another fire, at a shoe factory in the eastern city of Lahore, had killed at least 25. Flames and smoke swept the cramped textile factory in Baldia Town, a northwestern...
by Joe Flach | Sep 13, 2012 | DRJ Blogs
I was first given responsibility for disaster recovery planning in 1985 while working at, what was then known as, Bank of Virginia in Richmond, VA. We were a UNISYS shop and had a mainframe recovery subscription with a company whose name I no longer remember that had...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 12, 2012 | Blasts
Informational Update For September 12, 2012 Disasters Happen…Are You Ready? — Download this Free DR eBook Today! You can’t afford to be caught off guard or without a plan when a man-made or natural disaster strikes. Take the next step to ensuring...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 12, 2012 | Blasts
Informational Update For September 11, 2012 Hello, Managing a crisis can be extremely complicated. Are you certain that you are sending the right message, to the right person, at the right time in order to elicit the right response? Message mapping is considered by...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 12, 2012 | Blasts
Deadline for Speaker Submissions Ending Soon Act now if you want to become a presenter at DRJ’s next conference, Spring World 2013. Bring your message to hundreds of practitioners! Spring World 2013 is the premiere industry conference, showcasing only the best...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 12, 2012 | Blasts
Informational Update For September 5, 2012 Join us Thursday, September 13, 2012 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT In this era of downsizing, or doing more with less, many organizations have reduced or eliminated BC/DR staff and tasked others(who already have a fulltime...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 12, 2012 | Hot News
The Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca), Saudi Arabia — which all adult Muslims who are physically and financially able to do so are obliged to make once in their lifetime — takes place on different dates each year; the 2012 Hajj is expected to take place...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 12, 2012 | Hot News
To some, an “SLA,” or service-level agreement, represents a formal contract between a customer and a supplier. to others, it signifies a guarantee that a service will always be available and operational. To read the article, please click here:...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 12, 2012 | Hot News
These days, vendors and analysts alike are telling us everything and anything can, or should, be moved into the cloud. Indeed, there are certain areas of the business that are ripe for cloud engagements. But there are other areas that are best left alone, at least for...
by Courtney Bowers | Sep 12, 2012 | DRJ Blogs
By Brian Zawada & Jacque Rupert, Avalution ConsultingArticle originally posted on Avalution Consulting’s Blog The introduction of ISO 22301 (Societal security – Requirements – Business continuity management system) more closely aligns business...
by Joe Flach | Sep 10, 2012 | DRJ Blogs
I wish I could tell you that my summer was spent vacationing in some exotic location without internet access; or I was deep in remote third world countries performing humanitarian work for international charities; or that I won the lottery and was out spending my new...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 10, 2012 | Spring World 2013
Justification Kit While attending an industry conference is an excellent training tool and a great return on investment, getting approval to participate can sometimes be difficult. How can you justify the time off work and travel expenses? You may need to validate to...
by Adnan Raja | Sep 7, 2012 | DRJ Blogs
Disaster recovery is constantly being influenced by trends in the IT industry. These trends are forcing businesses to reevaluate how they plan, test, and execute their disaster recovery plans. The following are a few IT trends and how they are affecting...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 6, 2012 | Spring World 2013
Gold Sponsor Forsythe / Forsythe.com Since 1971, Forsythe has served as a provider of technology infrastructure solutions to organizations nationwide, including many Fortune 1000 companies. A trusted, independent advisor, Forsythe brings cross-platform expertise to...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 5, 2012 | Press Releases
HARTFORD, Conn., August 31, 2012 – The National Center for Disaster Preparedness reports that 51 percent of families do not have an emergency preparedness plan. Travelers has also recently found that 48 percent of business owners surveyed do not have a written...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 5, 2012 | Press Releases
COLUMBUS, OHIO –Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR) and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, today announced the three-year performance results of the Emerson Global Data Center, located on...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 5, 2012 | Press Releases
COLORADO SPRINGS –– STORServer, Inc.®, the leading provider of proven data backup solutions for the mid-market, today announces that its Enterprise Backup Appliance 3100 earned scores so much higher than the competition in the DCIG 2012 Backup Appliance Buyer’s Guide...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 5, 2012 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – As the remnants of Hurricane Isaac continue to impact portions of the country, FEMA kicked off the ninth annual National Preparedness Month, which occurs every September. On Friday, August 31, 2012, President Obama signed a proclamation...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 5, 2012 | Hot News
When cloud computing first made its appearance some years ago it was heralded as the start of a revolution within the IT industry.IT companies and resellers, eager to climb aboard the bandwagon, rushed to bring new ‘cloud-based’ services to market, and the concept...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 5, 2012 | Hot News
As businesses in the Gulf Coast are finding out again, having a disaster recovery plan is critical to a business’ survival. According to the “Gulf Coast Back to Business Act (2007),” 43 percent of businesses that close after a natural disaster never reopen, and an...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 5, 2012 | Hot News
Too many organizations question the value of a business continuity plan, viewing it as costly and difficult to implement. Don’t be fooled: you need to understand how an unexpected disaster can harm your business and the steps you can take to function in almost any...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 5, 2012 | Spring World 2013
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by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 5, 2012 | Spring World 2013
Register For Spring World 2013 Register now for Spring World 2013 to qualify for early discounts. The preliminary brochure provides details about the conference venue, discount information and conference dates. Once the Spring World 2013 agenda is finalized, you will...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 5, 2012 | Spring World 2013
Exhibiting and Sponsoring Opportunities The Industry’s Most Comprehensive Exhibit Hall DRJ has a longstanding reputation of providing relevant, high-quality content along with an exhibit floor that includes representation from both established and new players in...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 5, 2012 | Spring World 2013
Pre and Post Conference Courses DRJ makes it easy to stretch your travel budget and increase your educational opportunities! We offer pre- and post-conference courses that allow you to stay onsite longer and explore additional learning options. Courses tackle the...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 5, 2012 | Spring World 2013
Conference Schedule Sunday – March 17, 2013 Pre Conference Courses – Continue 8:30 am – 11:30 am DRJ’s Spring World 2013 Officially Opens Onsite Registration Opens 11:00 am – 8:00 p.m. Cyber City 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm Sunday...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 5, 2012 | Spring World 2013
Sessions A comprehensive session agenda will be released soon! Our sessions are designed to appeal to everyone. Whether you are an industry expert or a beginner in the field, you will find sessions targeted to your needs. Industry leaders will be presenting a variety...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 4, 2012 | Hot News
Last summer an EF3 tornado ripped through my town, Monson, Massachusetts. There is a very particular feeling of vulnerability you experience in such a violent storm. You crouch in a dark basement, the windows explode inwards, and you have no idea if the groaning beams...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 4, 2012 | Hot News
Earlier this week as I began to put this blog together, Hurricane Isaac made landfall in southeastern Louisiana, with winds of 80 mph that spread out over an area 200 miles wide. It was a Category 1 hurricane as it came ashore, and the National Hurricane Center...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 4, 2012 | Hot News
Zoonotic infections…What are those you say?!?!? A zoonotic disease is an infection that is naturally transmitted from vertebrate animals to human beings. Pigs have been the source of significant zoonotic infections of humans, including like this one, a fatal...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 4, 2012 | Hot News
There is no arguing the fact that modern medicine is saving lives every day. Unfortunately, there is also a downside. By making the use of certain medications, specifically antibiotics, extremely prevalent, we are creating new and deadly “superbugs” that threaten to...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Sep 4, 2012 | Hot News
Isaac, the storm drenching Arkansas after making landfall in Louisiana as a hurricane, may cost insurers as much as $2 billion in the U.S., risk-modeling firm AIR Worldwide said. To read the article, please click here:...
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