Until recently, obstacles such as cost, “low-risk” perception, limited staff, and lack of technical knowledge have stymied disaster recovery (DR) planning for many businesses. While these concerns may have been valid reasons to neglect DR planning five years ago, technological advancements are now changing this scenario. Today, for most businesses, DR planning is not only… Continue reading Myth-Busting the Obstacles to Disaster Recovery Planning

Until recently, obstacles such as cost, “low-risk” perception, limited staff, and lack of technical knowledge have stymied disaster recovery (DR) planning for many businesses. While these concerns may have been valid reasons to neglect DR planning five years ago, technological advancements are now changing this scenario. Today, for most businesses, DR planning is not only… Continue reading Myth-Busting the Obstacles to Disaster Recovery Planning

True business continuity means keeping your business running. If people cannot get back to work and be productive after a disaster, all of the resources that you expended to protect your data centers to keep them running was a waste of money. There are a number of companies that offer workspace recovery in a fixed… Continue reading From Pocket to Recovery Center in a Flash

True business continuity means keeping your business running. If people cannot get back to work and be productive after a disaster, all of the resources that you expended to protect your data centers to keep them running was a waste of money. There are a number of companies that offer workspace recovery in a fixed… Continue reading From Pocket to Recovery Center in a Flash

Benjamin Franklin said, “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” I’m certain if the business continuity and emergency management fields were in place during Franklin’s time, he would have found them to be both interesting and worthwhile. And it’s in these fields that we can find great… Continue reading Training and Awareness in Business Continuity

Benjamin Franklin said, “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” I’m certain if the business continuity and emergency management fields were in place during Franklin’s time, he would have found them to be both interesting and worthwhile. And it’s in these fields that we can find great… Continue reading Training and Awareness in Business Continuity

In the weeks and months that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, about 25 companies located in or around New York’s World Trade Center immediately accessed the mission-critical back-up data needed to get their businesses up and running again. Among them was Cantor Fitzgerald, the bond-trading firm that lost nearly 700 employees that terrible… Continue reading Disaster in the Making Without a Records and Information Management Program

In the weeks and months that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, about 25 companies located in or around New York’s World Trade Center immediately accessed the mission-critical back-up data needed to get their businesses up and running again. Among them was Cantor Fitzgerald, the bond-trading firm that lost nearly 700 employees that terrible… Continue reading Disaster in the Making Without a Records and Information Management Program

So, you’ve always had a desire to be the life of the party. One sure way to be popular is to be the designated business continuity planner. Whenever I am invited to a party, as a designated BC planner, the first thing I do upon entering is immediately check to see where all the exits… Continue reading Life of the Party

So, you’ve always had a desire to be the life of the party. One sure way to be popular is to be the designated business continuity planner. Whenever I am invited to a party, as a designated BC planner, the first thing I do upon entering is immediately check to see where all the exits… Continue reading Life of the Party