Have you ever considered how a disaster might affect your communications? Is your communications sufficiently recoverable or is it like most companies. There is an alarming amount of corporations without… Continue reading Communications Recovery and AT&T

The devastation of people’s lives and or businesses because of disasters, such as the Kobe earthquake and the Internet break-in, have become frequent front page news. As recently as 10… Continue reading Disaster Recovery Planning Considerations for LANs/WANs

Your local telephone company has a plan for your telephone service in the event of an area wide disaster such as an earthquake or hurricane. For most companies that plan… Continue reading Using Cellular As A Backup For Communications

There has been a great deal written about telecommunications disaster recovery planning lately. The interest level is high regarding what to do if the Central Office fails, if the long… Continue reading Telecommunications DRP for Natural Disasters: Employee Family Considerations

Until recently, companies have been caught in a risky Catch-22 in safeguarding their data. A large bank, for example, requires a high level of protection for its massive volumes of… Continue reading Closer To Point of Failure

The past decade has seen a gradual move by telephone companies to replace copper wire with fiber optics as a communications medium. This approach is based on a desire to… Continue reading Fiber Challenges Copper But Brings Its Own Challenges

Once considered a luxury, corporate disaster recovery planning has, over the past several years, become a recognized necessity. In fact, business recovery preparedness is now almost universally recognized as a… Continue reading Business Resumption in Client Server Environments

Imagine if your company’s telecommunications services were knocked out for just one week. No incoming calls or orders, no faxes, no outgoing communications. Most businesses would be crippled; many would… Continue reading Disaster Preparedness is Key to Any Telecommunications Plan

The 1995 Vulnerability Index study identifies both positive and negative trends in LAN protection and business continuity planning. The nation’s largest users of technology still have work to do in… Continue reading Vulnerability Index Revisited: Good News, Bad News

When faced with an emergency or disaster, what is your notification system? If you are a tenant in a building, what is the building notification system? Do you and your… Continue reading Notification System Internal or External