Ask The Executive – Doni Perry is the chief information officer (CIO) of Sea Star Line, LLC. Joining Sea Star Line, LLC in 2004, he has been instrumental in the maturing of Sea Star Line’s IT vision and development of their business continuity and disaster planning posture. He holds an MBA from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University… Continue reading An Interview with Doni Perry, of Sea Star Line, LLC

PPBI Column In February 1998 I came to a conference in Central Florida looking for relief following the devastating ice storm in Northern New York. A horrible tornado swept through Kissimmee. In 2007, I came to Cocoa Beach to attend the same conference, and once again, a terrible tornado has brought death and destruction to… Continue reading Partnerships Respond To Florida Tornadoes

Executive Council column EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final in a series of columns featuring the members of our executive council. Through these personal accounts, we hope to have given you an intimate view of the history of the disaster recovery/business continuity industry. Unlike the other columns in this series, the subject of this piece… Continue reading Business Continuity Chronicles

DRII column It has been said that one of the few constants in life is change. We are living in a world where the truth of this statement is on daily display; we wake each morning in this new millennium, and we pick up the newspaper or watch the news on television to see what… Continue reading Setting Sails For Open Seas

More than 1,300 attendees joined expert speakers and exhibitors for a total of 1,800 people at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Fla., for the Disaster Recovery Journal Spring World 2007 March 25-28. More than 1,300 attendees joined expert speakers and exhibitors for a total of 1,800 people at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando,… Continue reading Record Breaking Attendance For Spring World 2007

From a homeland security standpoint, typically office, storage, and manufacturing buildings are not the subject of a man-made disaster, such as a terrorist attack. Such attacks would typically limited to critical locations such as “key” government buildings, so-called “symbols of democracy,” transportation centers, nuclear power plants, and locations where “products of war” are produced (e.g.,… Continue reading Assessing the Vulnerability of Buildings

In our digital age, nearly every facet of day-to-day life is affected by the computer. Whether at the bank or the grocery store, we are constantly reminded of the important role computers play in our daily tasks. American author/essayist Robert Fulghum wrote, “If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your… Continue reading Heat It’s The Death Knell for Hard Drives

As you sit here reading this article, imagine your typical work day. You arrive at work and walk into your break room to grab a cup of coffee. You then move on to your work area, sit at your desk, organize your file folders, and check your inbox for any important documents. Now imagine the… Continue reading Restoring Order

A water main breaks a block from your corporate headquarters and begins flooding basements throughout the area. A distribution center you operate in the lower Midwest stands in the way of a quickly evolving tornado. An earthquake in Japan threatens to upend not only your operations there but throughout your corporate enterprise. An airline strike… Continue reading Emergency Notification In A Time of Crisis

Here are some questions CIOs should look into to evaluate their disaster recovery (DR) plans. You could ask yourself and your business continuity managers these questions to determine the efficacy of your DR plan. Here are some questions CIOs should look into to evaluate their disaster recovery (DR) plans. You could ask yourself and your… Continue reading CIOs, How Good Is Your Disaster Recovery Plan?