Traceability: Managing Loads of Retrievable Data, New Programs May Impact Planners

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. expects their top 100 suppliers to require radio frequency identification (RFID) technology on all products delivered to its stores by January of 2005. While most experts believe Wal-Mart might be a bit forgiving of this deadline, suppliers of food animals and military items have been feeling the pressure to identify every side… Continue reading Traceability: Managing Loads of Retrievable Data, New Programs May Impact Planners

The Business Value of Data

What is the value of your organization’s data? The ability of business and IT managers to answer that question directly correlates to the success of their company’s business continuity and data recovery efforts. The answer is difficult to provide, given the massive amounts of data coursing through organizations and the fact that the value of… Continue reading The Business Value of Data

Business Continuity Planning After Sept. 11

The disastrous terrorist events of Sept. 11, 2001, were watershed moments for the disaster recovery field. Obviously, the events brought infamy and attention to the fundamental need for crisis management and disaster recovery planning. For some, the terrorism attacks brought new corporate focus and resources for planning. Most certainly, Sept. 11 began to change both… Continue reading Business Continuity Planning After Sept. 11

Study Surveys Businesses Affected By WTC Attacks

According to famed industrial researcher and chemical engineer Arthur D. Little, “Research serves to make building stones out of stumbling blocks.” Sept. 11, 2001, was the largest “stumbling block” the business continuity profession has ever experienced. In an attempt to lay the foundation for the future of the profession, Dr. Effy Oz of Penn State… Continue reading Study Surveys Businesses Affected By WTC Attacks

The BCP Role: Employers May Want You To Wear A Few Different Hats

Whether it is due to Sept. 11, the Northeast blackout of 2003, SARS, regulatory/audit requirements or a lesson learned from a disruptive incident, many organizations are now actively seeking business continuity expertise in order to safeguard their critical business functions and IT infrastructure. A visit to any of the major job boards or recruiter sites… Continue reading The BCP Role: Employers May Want You To Wear A Few Different Hats

Tracking the Storm: One County’s Story

The need to protect people, property, and businesses across the United States is paramount, especially throughout the past several years. Implementing security measures, both in terms of logistics and funding, has been a cause of concern for many major cities in America. Whether it’s protecting the public from a potential threat engineered by people –… Continue reading Tracking the Storm: One County’s Story

Sports Teams Take Second Look at Crisis Preparedness

Like any responsible corporation, a professional sports franchise must be aware of potential crises. As such, management teams in the professional sports industry must continually refine their processes, procedures, and protocol to ensure the team, front office, and the brand can survive a crisis event. Historically, we’ve witnessed the good, bad, and ugly in the… Continue reading Sports Teams Take Second Look at Crisis Preparedness