A sound continuity program can differentiate a strong, reliable company from its competitors, but how many business continuity professionals have actually met the company’s potential customers? To really show the… Continue reading Stay Profitable By Telling the World About Your Business Continuity Plans

Many companies today have created an environment of hostility between disaster recovery planning (DRP) and business continuity planning (BCP). Companies are creating two independently operating groups tasked with planning for… Continue reading DR vs. BC: Dueling Recovery Plans

A computer magazine article I recently read makes it clear that … Failing to employ the services of a business continuity planner who “thinks outside the box&rdquo Failing to implement… Continue reading Thinking Outside The Box: Ignored BIA can be costly

Once upon a time, and not very long ago, disaster recovery was born. As a discipline yet in its infancy, its aims were noble and its efforts sharply focused. Its… Continue reading The Incident Preparedness Pyramid

Everyone has heard the old adage that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In order to protect themselves on all sides, organizations should employ a security… Continue reading Best Practices for Prevention and Recovery

More than 1,100 attendees joined expert speakers and exhibitors for a total of 1,500 people at Walt Disney World’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Fla., for the Disaster Recovery Journal… Continue reading Spring World 2005 Another Great Success

Every IT manager is aware of a fundamental truth about data: it never stops growing. Most of the customers and analysts I talk to tell me that storage grows at… Continue reading Improving Storage Utilization: Driving Down Cost and Complexity

It is hard to imagine any business operating in today’s environment without some form of business continuity plan. Yet, in the small business environment of Central California, those with a… Continue reading Small Business Planning Confidence On The Rise

Businesses are spending big on facilities and plans that will help them recover in the wake of disaster, but are they spending wisely? In today’s world of power crises, cyber… Continue reading Preparing Like Europeans

Recently, the IT protection division of a global telecommunications company conducted a crisis exercise. The goal was to test the business continuity plan, not to solve the problem. The scenario… Continue reading Spoken Word Trumps All: Practical Tips for Communicating Effectively During a Disaster