Good day! Every time I hear, see, or say that greeting it reminds me of my mother and her fondness for the late Paul Harvey. The radio legend gave a… Continue reading What happened to strategic thinking?

Looking back at how many disasters have occurred within the past few years, it can feel like catastrophe is never too far away. Between weather-related incidents such as Hurricanes Sandy… Continue reading Using Project Management Applications in DR Planning

Bruce Rashke is the chief services officer and associated general counsel for Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc. Rashke manages Great Lakes corporate insurance coverages, vendor, and customer contract negotiations.… Continue reading An Interview with Bruce Rashke of Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc.

Various newspapers and electronic media in New Zealand and all over the world reported the disaster of The Rena on Oct 5, 2011. The ship with a speed of about… Continue reading New Zealand Shipping Disaster: Identifying Possible Causes and Evaluating Various Recovery Operations

If your experience of engaging senior and executive management feels like a constant struggle to sustain momentum or defend investment, then you should take 15 minutes to look at the… Continue reading The BCI: Getting Executive Support

Since 9/11, public schools have changed immensely in reforming procedures and initiating crisis plans that include concern for terrorist events. The 2007 Virginia Tech shooting further propelled school administrators and… Continue reading Gaps in School District Terrorism Preparedness

Patrick Maynard of Ventura County in California had a problem. As the head of the Office of Emergency Services at Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, Maynard is responsible for the day-to-day… Continue reading Ventura County Keeping Citizens Safe During Times of Crisis

As an industry analyst in the data protection space and as the founder and manager of a LinkedIn Cloud Backup group, I frequently engage with end users. The questions I… Continue reading Data Protection, Data Retention Best Practices

Teamwork is critical to any sports team in any team sport. However, team work off the field beyond your immediate circle with multiple parties seems to be an exercise in… Continue reading Kansas City Planners Band Together in Exercise

While much has been written about the cost of downtime, IT and business professionals find little useful guidance on how to compute the value of their data, or more correctly,… Continue reading The Value Of Data