Disaster Recovery

Counting on Disaster: What Every Financial Institution Should Know

May 10, 2019

Disaster planning and recovery are often viewed as the need for backup systems to safeguard an organization’s data. Here’s a little hint for the survival of your company ... it’s not just about the data.

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Continuity of Operations Does Not Mean Business Continuity

November 14, 2018

[…] to work in a short time, neither COOP nor BCM plans are necessary.  Emergency management has embraced the challenge of keeping other parts of their organization working during a disruption by their COOP programs. EM responds to the cause of disruption (the hurricane, food, or fire). Their view has been expanded via the COOP […]

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People: The X Factor In Your Disaster Recovery Plan

February 15, 2018

[…] to stay on top of necessary updates, communicate changes to DR plans, conduct thorough testing, and contend with changing technology. And the employees executing the recovery plans during an emergency are making crucial judgment calls in the moment, under pressure and recovering or even rebuilding systems in a disaster’s wake. This confluence of judgment, […]

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Unlocking Resilience

August 10, 2017

[…] an organization does not have a good, well-defined strategy for implementing organizational resilience that includes its workforce, the results will inevitably be uncertainty and poor decision making during a crisis or other operational issue. What is the value proposition for businesses to invest in resilience? The value proposition and potential dividends for leaders to […]

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Optimizing Your Data Center’s Disaster Recovery Plan

October 11, 2019

[…] back online based on objectives. As part of this, assign a designated employee to review the equipment and make note of what will need to be replaced during a disaster event. One of the top priorities when planning for a disaster is to conduct a risk assessment that covers a variety of scenarios, including […]

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Seven Questions to Ask When Creating a Disaster Recovery Plan

June 27, 2016

[…] phased over time. For example, suppose your IT infrastructure has 50 virtual machines (VMs) and 10 terabytes (TBs) of storage, and the whole thing comes crashing down during a power outage or flood. At your RTO of one hour, you may need 20 VMs and 5 TBs to support your most critical application. You […]

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Risk Management

Inaugurating Benchmarks for Disaster Preparedness

July 15, 2020

[…] administrators and into the hands of an algorithm to ensure greater efficacy. The focus of this article changed with the realization of what disaster preparedness professionals experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic response. Calculating “Golden Ratio Based Iterated Trigonometric Resilience Minimum Standards” for extended and possibly continued production in case of sudden-onset events with multiple […]

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Don’t Let Your Company Become A Statistic

August 16, 2016

[…] Continuity A business continuity plan is a roadmap that “describes the processes and procedures an organization must put in place to ensure that mission-critical functions can continue during and after a disaster. A business continuity plan not only comes into play during times of disaster, but also when other unforeseen events occur such as […]

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Exercising IT Disaster Recovery Plans

November 14, 2018

[…] responsibilities to apply across the organization, including business units. Having a standard DRP template will ensure all organization units under the same business speak the same language during an incident, avoid confusion, minimize the learning curve, and ensure DRPs for all organizations are comprehensive and apply BC best practices.  The unified plan will assist […]

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Business Continuity, Risk Management

Assessing the Risks of AI Dependence in Organizational Resilience

February 18, 2024

Organizational resilience professionals are entrusted with safeguarding an organization’s ability to endure adversity and disruptions. Artificial intelligence (AI) has shown promise in enhancing these capabilities but also raises concerns. It is essential to understand the potential pitfalls associated with the growing reliance on AI in this context. Diminished Human Decision-Making The use of AI […]

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