Compliance officers are a confident bunch.  Yes, they can worry like all the rest of us, but in the end, they have faith that they can accomplish their mission. Forward thinking companies are recognizing the importance of empowering compliance officers and relying on their skills to build proactive compliance tools.  Companies are increasingly relying on… Continue reading Are Compliance Officers Being Asked to Do the Impossible?

The classic quote from Warren Buffett about a financial crisis is also true for data centers. It’s “only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked,” the multibillionaire businessman said. Hurricane Sandy brought the tide in, literally. But the flooding in lower Manhattan had the same effect on data centers that,… Continue reading From near disaster to shaky recovery in NYC

Many of us are still taking in the damage, destruction and humbling force of Superstorm Sandy.  This incredible weather event has created a lot of new interest in other devastating hurricanes. I heard a program on NPR about a report issued from the National Weather Service (NWS) National Hurricane Center. The title alone says it… Continue reading Looking For Light Bedtime Reading? How About The Deadliest, Costliest & Most Intense US Tropical Cyclones from 1851 to 2010 – Captivating!

What is the “pecking order” in disaster declarations?  I thought I understood that but then I saw that New Jersey and New York had been elevated to a “major disaster” and then I realized I wasn’t sure.  Here is how it really works (from the “horses mouth,” the FEMA website) To read the article, please… Continue reading FEMA Disaster Declarations – So What Is A Major Disaster Vs. the “Basic” One? Sounds Like Paper or Plastic But No…Very Different!

One week ago today, millions of Americans from North Carolina to Maine braced for Hurricane Sandy.  That evening for over 12 hours, hurricane and tropical storm force winds, storm surge, and flooding impacted 12 states, with over eight million people losing power. Transportation systems in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington, DC came to a… Continue reading Hurricane Sandy Recovery Efforts

For the past week, the technology headlines have been clogged with dozens of breathless stories all prattling on around the same theme. Hurricane Sandy taught us all in information technology a big lesson, they say. Never has the case been more clearly made for diligent IT backup and recovery planning than by the superstorm that… Continue reading Need Sandy to Teach You a Lesson? You Fail

When it rains, yes it can sometime pour but really?!?!?! New Jersey did indeed have an earthquake on Monday – It was a relatively small quake, just a 2.0 magnitude which struck at 1:19 a.m. Monday. But N.J. residents reported hearing a loud boom at the time of the earthquake. To read the article, please… Continue reading Monday New Jersey Had A 2.0 EQ. A Nor’easter Looms On Wednesday & Thursday. What Next – Pestilence?