A fire in your main power switch room! Loss of electricity to over 65 percent of your facility! Evacuation of patients and staff, and loss of communication systems! Is your… Continue reading Lessons in Business Continuity Planning: One Hospital’s Response to a Disaster

Nowhere in today’s computer dependent world is the need for continuous operation more relevant and acute than in the arena of 9-1-1 emergency dispatch services. Dot com companies may suffer… Continue reading What Do You Want, Assured Availability or Recovery?

Over the past several years, through merger, acquisition and new services, U.S. Bancorp has grown into the nation’s 11th largest bank holding company. Along the way, however, those charged with… Continue reading U.S. Bancorp: On a Mission to Revamp Business Continuity Planning

Offsite storage and protection of vital records is an important aspect of business continuity planning. Vital records can be defined as irreplaceable records that can only be replaced after significant… Continue reading Evaluating Offsite Storage Alternatives

Information is a Valuable Asset. It may seem obvious, but occasionally management needs to be reminded that information is a valuable asset and must be protected as such. This is… Continue reading How to Cost Justify a Cost Continuation Plan to Management

Hurricane Floyd, was the most devastating storm of the 1999 season. Virginia and twelve other states were impacted by the storm resulting in 13 major disaster declarations. Debris-generating events including… Continue reading Debris Management Planning; Why a Debris Management Plan?

RJ’s Spring World 2000 conference in San Diego attracted the largest gathering ever of business continuity planners at any conference in the industry. The planners, including 1,000+ attendees and 800+… Continue reading Record Attendance At Spring World 2000 Conference

Emergencies strike without warning. An explosion and severe fire sweeps through an office. An earthquake shakes hundreds of computers from high storage. A sudden power outage shuts down critical equipment… Continue reading Teamwork: Emergency Response

In an environment where system failures, theft and sabotage are as easy as a keystroke, the protection and continuity of your business involves a new type of technology and thinking.… Continue reading New Challenges Face Business Continuity Planners

Whether a traditional brick and mortar company or an innovative ‘dot com,’ the issue surrounding business continuity planning essentially remains the same – business process and information systems continuity and… Continue reading Business Continuity Planning and the Ten Most Common Pitfalls to Avoid in the ‘New Economy’