The issue I would like to think about this week is how, as business continuity people, we should approach big disasters and what should our attitude be to them. If… Continue reading Taking advantage of incidents?

It’s about time. Someone has admitted that DR/BCP writers have ignored the personal issues of employees following a disaster when creating business continuity plans, reviewing them, or just writing about… Continue reading Taking Care of Your People in Disaster Response

In the months following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, businesses in southern Louisiana tried to get back to business as usual, but some of these businesses were gone for good.  Financial… Continue reading Cloud Based Data Helps Disaster Recovery from Hurricane Sandy

Despair. Anger. Frustration. Hopelessness. Sadness. Disappointment. This is just a brief list of the emotions that folks impacted by Hurricane Sandy are feeling. It is impossible to understand what the… Continue reading Learning the Hard Way

As you likely know, the team at Disaster Recovery Journal holds two conferences each year: DRJ Fall World and DRJ Spring World. DRJ is not alone in hosting, organizing, and… Continue reading The Benefits of Conferences

We have all heard the news that gasoline is in short supply along the east coast, especially in New York City, New Jersey and the shore of Connecticut. But why… Continue reading A Little Help from My Friends – Gasoline Supply Chain in Northeast

Well, in theory the worst of Hurricane Sandy is now over. But for hundreds of thousands of people, the destruction left behind is a large barrier to getting over the… Continue reading Hurricane Sandy Update

As Hurricane Sandy headed towards Manhattan earlier this week, data centers across New York tested their emergency systems and prepared for the hit.  However, for one ISP, this was simply… Continue reading What Can Hurricane Sandy Teach Us About Disaster Recovery?

In Schoharie, New York, where over 200 homes were damaged by Hurricane Irene in 2011, the community is demonstrating resiliency today, Halloween, in the throes of Hurricane Sandy. With so… Continue reading Trunk or Treat – a story of Resilience

The majority of the east coast of the United States is dealing with the effects of Hurricane Sandy. Many folks are without power and worse still, people have died. To… Continue reading Staying Up-To-Date with Hurricane Sandy