By Greg Marbais, Avalution ConsultingArticle originally posted on Avalution Consulting’s Blog Many business continuity professionals face shrinking budgets and, because of an expanding business continuity program scope and aggressive recovery… Continue reading Using Toolkits to Make Business Continuity Easier

Sometimes after you migrate your business data and applications to the cloud via cloud servers, it is easy to forget that data security is something that should be consistently monitored.… Continue reading 5 Tips for Keeping Your Data Safe in the Cloud

I just downloaded the updated Rules and Regulations spreadsheet… To say there is a lot of great content and information in this spreadsheet would be an understatement. This Rules and… Continue reading A Closer Look At: ISO 22301

Recently, DR/BCP professionals have sent me inquiries about how to handle crisis management or crisis communication, especially during a DR event.  DR/BCP professionals may be highly involved in managing a… Continue reading DR and Crisis Management

The GAP in DR/BCP/EM Technology Recently I attended a concert at my grandchildren’s school in a small, rural community in Upstate New York.  A small child in the row behind… Continue reading The GAP in DR/BCP/EM Technology

It is clear to see why businesses put so much emphasis on backing up their data – they need their data to be secure so that their customers can rely… Continue reading Using Cloud Hosting as Your Business’ Disaster Recovery Solution

The 1980’s Tylenol poisoning murders spurred panic, wide-spread fear, and perhaps the best-ever corporate response to a major public relations crisis. James E. Burke, then CEO of Tylenol-maker Johnson &… Continue reading 5 Crisis Management Truths from the Tylenol Murders

A lesson we can take away from the recent severe weather and fires across the country is disasters can happen anytime, anywhere. No one can control where or when emergencies… Continue reading Apply to Increase Local Resiliency: Community Resilience Innovation Challenge Funding Available

Life as a BCM practitioner in any organisation can sometimes feel like you have been sentenced to solitary confinement. Often working in isolation and surrounded by your ‘adversaries’, it can… Continue reading BCM World Conference and Exhibition 2012 – just another event?

In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted to help address concerns regarding health care data security and privacy.  As part of the administrative safeguards of… Continue reading Disaster Recovery for HIPAA Data & Applications