Introduction Who are the stakeholders in the continuous operation of an information system? Stakeholders, as the name suggests, are those that have a stake in the system’s continuous operation. They… Continue reading Benchmarking Stakeholders In IS Continuity

Presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the National Association for Rural Mental Health Grand Forks, North Dakota, August 10, 1997 In June of 1996, a wild fire near Big… Continue reading Managing the Mental Health Role in Disasters: An Alaska Experience

Of all the disasters President Clinton has had to declare during his tenure, he has yet to address the one which could be the largest disaster of all. There should… Continue reading The Sky is Falling

Living at latitude 45’N means winters can be almost Hobbesian — nasty, brutish, and in this case, long. But even by Canadian standards, the storms that kicked off the new… Continue reading When It Rains It Freezes:Canadian Company Battles Northern Exposure

Three years – three major disasters, and all of them north of the 49th parallel! 1996 – The Saguenay Floods. 1997 – The Red River Floods. 1998 – The Great… Continue reading Canada Moves Towards A Mitigation Strategy

The Ninth Annual Corporate Contingency Planning Seminar and Exhibition was a resounding success, the best in eighteen conferences, according to the attendees, exhibitors and all others present at the four-day… Continue reading The Best Conference in a Decade!

Two Canadian companies are living proof that being prepared pays off. When crippling ice storms struck last January, QL Systems Limited, a Kingston, Ontario provider of legal data, and Pictet… Continue reading D/R Plans Key to Business Survival During January Ice Storm

While many organizations have built recovery programs for their data centers and key application platforms, the balance of their enterprises, including front-line and internal service departments, are increasingly at risk.… Continue reading CIGNA Embarks On Corporate-Wide Recovery Program To Protect Critical Locations Nationwide

Over the past few months, the media has been talking steadily about the recurring El Nino and its devastating consequences on the global climate. From severe ice storms in Northern… Continue reading Southern States Victims of Tornadoes, An Overview

After the relentless flooding of the Red River finally subsided in Spring of ‘97, people of the Northern Plain states, living in the 250-mile path of destruction it left behind,… Continue reading Northern Plain States Flooded: Caterpillar Rental Power to the Rescue