Charlie discusses how the UK power supply crisis could affect your organisation. A couple of weeks ago one of the lead stories in the news was the fire at Didcot… Continue reading UK Power Supply Crisis

Charlie Maclean-Bristol, FBCI, discusses whether the time has come for business continuity managers to make contingency plans for an Ebola pandemic.Spain is now dealing with the first case of direct… Continue reading Should we be planning for an Ebola Pandemic and what should we plan for?

The Dallas hospital treating the Ebola patient has just announced that the patient died. The Liberian public health and airport security personnel in Liberia did their jobs, and checked outgoing… Continue reading We need better checklists.

This week Charlie discusses how the Ebola crisis is creeping up on all of us.      The situation in West Africa, with the ongoing spread of Ebola, bears all… Continue reading Ebola – The Classic Creeping Crisis

This week Charlie discusses the Scottish referendum results.   I have written about Scottish independence before, but thought I would revisit the topic now that the referendum has been and… Continue reading What can the Scottish Referendum teach us about business continuity?

Food is a universal language. So is man’s need to survive. Whether in the business world or the kitchen we need a simple recipe for business continuity success.  In this… Continue reading Here are few tips to keeping your BC plan and program healthy!

DRJ Fall World is just around the corner, so now is the perfect time to turn our attention to the companies who help us ensure we can provide you with… Continue reading DRJ Fall World: Thanks to our Sponsors

As a reader of the DRJ blog, you know that we’re busy getting ready for DRJ Fall World. Our 51st conference is happening very soon so we thought it would… Continue reading DRJ Fall World: What You Need to Know

Corporate executives largely understand the importance of backups. Even though businesses recognize why they need data protection only a few have implemented a seamless backup, archive and disaster recovery system.… Continue reading Three Critical Pitfalls in Data Backup and Restoration

Food is a universal language. So is man’s need to survive. Whether in the business world or the kitchen we need a simple recipe for business continuity success. The second… Continue reading The Meat and Potatoes of every Business Continuity program: Picking the right mitigation strategy for the plan