by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
Worst Wildfires in California History Prove Valuable Lesson for Continuity Planners By JANETTE BALLMAN Emergency responders and continuity planners had their hands full when nearly a dozen wildfires erupted in California during mid-October. Strong Santa Ana winds and...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
Difficult economic conditions lead to fiscal belt tightening. The ever-increasing demand for data accelerates the growth of storage and causes these costs to appear like ripe, low hanging fruit to many cost-cutters. Buying low priced, “good enough,” or mediocre...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
In today’s technology-driven corporate world, more people communicate through e-mail than by any other method, including the telephone. Today “mail-tone” is more important to the continuation of your business than “dial-tone.” And it’s not only person-to-person...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
Ian I. Mitroff, professor of business policy at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, said in a recent interview, “Corporations – or IT departments – tend to focus on crises they know about. That doesn’t serve them well. It’s not...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
A recent fatal fire at a Chicago office building demonstrates the need for established evacuation plans and clear communication with emergency personnel. The fire, which occurred at the Cook County Administration Building on Oct. 17, 2003, killed six people and...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
In a perfect world, the business continuity planners would be aware of and involved in all projects. When results of these projects go live, recovery or continuity plans would be updated to support the new project, as well as support the existing functions and...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
On Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003, a half-full Staten Island commuter ferry – named after legendary New York high school football coach Andrew J. Barberi – neared its destination a short nautical distance across the Upper New York Harbor from New York City’s Manhattan...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
Business continuity and disaster recovery plans must be tested. It is a part of every comprehensive methodology. Auditors insist. It is the scope, frequency, and amount of testing that is the greater question. How far is too far? How close to realism does an...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
Henry Kissinger once said, “There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.” Although this sentiment probably rings true for most senior executives, when crisis does strike, it hits quick and hard, with blithe disregard for the calendar. Its affect on...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
Thousands of terrorists call the United States home. It has been estimated that hundreds of terrorist sleeper cells are scattered throughout our country, waiting for orders and instructions. For the weeks or months or years they may have to wait, all of these people...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
If you’ve been responsible for business continuity planning for any length of time you’ve probably seen a number of program characteristics that you can absolutely count on. After 20 years of helping organizations with their business continuity and disaster recovery...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
The nation has spent more than two years under a “heightened state of awareness.” The term has made its way into our national lexicon – ultimately, at the expense of maintaining any sort of true meaning. If heightened awareness becomes the norm, what happens when...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
In the aftermath of 9-11, CEOs and corporate planners recognized the need for an available, usable corporate business continuity plan. The old standby of a (large) binder containing the detailed plan sitting under the bed or in the trunk of the car was always...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
It is hard to believe in today’s business environment – where executives and board members are held more accountable than ever before for the companies they lead – that any business would operate without a plan to protect the printing and mailing of critical...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
Someone recently asked me, “What is the single most important factor in regard to business continuity in Windows environments?” To be difficult, I said it was a three-part answer. First, recognize that many parts of a Windows environment are already fault resilient....
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
The business impact analysis (BIA) has long been considered the favored tool used to develop a business case for a disaster recovery program. For as many years as I’ve been in this industry (13) it has been the standard approach (with some minor variations) that...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
When planning a new backup data center facility, there are many things to consider – facility size, level of equipment redundancy, budget constraints, etc. One important component often overlooked is the importance of choosing a good location to build the facility....
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
Recontextualizing the Role of IT in Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery As fiduciary responsibility increases with new regulations and a greater focus on accountability, business continuity is no longer driven primarily by fiscal concerns. With business continuity...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
When reading on the topics of business continuity, disaster recovery, or business resiliency in the current literature, one cannot help but notice that a vast majority of writers possess many years of experience in the field. Practitioners with 15, 20, and even 25...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
Recently there has been a growing need among companies to protect their data – and not just at company headquarters – but also at remote locations. Most organizations invest heavily in protecting data at the corporate headquarters, while leaving remote offices less...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
Whisper “Stuart Weitzman” to any discerning shoe lover, and you inspire a reverie. Seen often on runways and red carpets, Stuart Weitzman shoes make fashion headlines. In the United States, the shoes are available in high-end department stores, fine retail shops...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2007 | Winter 2004 - Volume 17, Issue 1
Hurricane Isabelle. The Great Northeast Power Outage of August 2003. Sept. 11. Y2K. Can any executive not approve the business continuity planning process and still pass the red face test? According to the business continuity planning professionals I talk with, the...
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