Chaos Engineering and Business Continuity

The fascinating new discipline known as Chaos Engineering (CE) has the potential to bring big changes to business continuity. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post called, What Is Chaos Engineering and Why Should I Care? where I gave a brief introduction to CE. I also mentioned that Chaos Engineering potentially has the ability to… Continue reading Chaos Engineering and Business Continuity

Shifting from What to How: One Year After Harvey, Irma and Maria

As the dog days of summer arrive and the cicadas conduct their annual concert series, we are reminded once again of the threat of hurricanes. And while the 2018 season has been quieter than 2017 – with the exception of Hurricane Lane in the central Pacific – the worst may be yet to come: mid-August… Continue reading Shifting from What to How: One Year After Harvey, Irma and Maria

How flexible working can benefit mental health

Poor mental health among workers is costing businesses billions in lost revenue, and flexible working could form part of the solution. Emily Reynolds explores the UK’s current landscape   The burden of mental illness in the workplace is not insignificant. According to the Mental Health Foundation(1), nearly one in seven of us have experience with… Continue reading How flexible working can benefit mental health

3 POST-HURRICANE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR FACILITY MANAGERS

When a hurricane strikes and everyone else is moving to higher ground, facilities managers are headed the other way—planning when they can return and assess the damage. Once the storm moves offshore or loses steam, they will likely be the first ones back to the office. No matter how well you’ve prepared your business for a… Continue reading 3 POST-HURRICANE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR FACILITY MANAGERS

COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT A DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

A true digital transformation will impact every single person in an organization. This new, digitally-minded future is making organizations rethink how they operate. Even though the path to becoming a truly digital company is not clearly defined, one thing is certain: people are the driving force. Equipping your workforce with next-gen tools is important but… Continue reading COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT A DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

8 Dos and 1 Don’t for Conducting Disaster Recovery Tests

Hope is a great quality for a baseball team in a pennant race to have, but it is not very good as a business continuity strategy. This is why it is critical that organizations are conducting regular disaster recovery tests of their information technology systems, otherwise known as DR tests, or IT/DR tests. These tests… Continue reading 8 Dos and 1 Don’t for Conducting Disaster Recovery Tests

The everyday resilience heroes in every business…

Kathy Schneider takes a look at the everyday heroes keeping businesses moving forwards. The article discusses the unique positions of the Resilience Leader, the IT Optimiser, the Hybrid IT Tamer, the Risk Eradicator and the IT Innovator. Besides explaining what they do to make sure the business will always run smoothly she also emphasises what unique… Continue reading The everyday resilience heroes in every business…

Before Deadly South Carolina School Shooting, Life-Saving Kits Not Given to Teachers, Lawsuit Says

(TNS) — Free life-saving trauma kits were donated to a South Carolina school district before the 2016 shooting that killed a 6-year-old boy there, but the kits were never delivered to school employees, a lawsuit filed by the boy’s estate alleges. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed in Anderson County Circuit Court by the estate… Continue reading Before Deadly South Carolina School Shooting, Life-Saving Kits Not Given to Teachers, Lawsuit Says

In Case of Emergency … Community Emergency Response Team Members Lend a Helping Hand in Willmar, Minn.

(TNS) — When an emergency hits a town, whether a natural disaster or a major accident such as a chemical spill, first responders can sometimes become overwhelmed and need assistance themselves. That is when a Community Emergency Response Team can come in handy, to lend a hand to local fire, police and others. This fall… Continue reading In Case of Emergency … Community Emergency Response Team Members Lend a Helping Hand in Willmar, Minn.