The Proof is in the Paper, on TV
As I begin to write one of my final columns, I think back to when I first became involved with the BCP industry. I remember presenting the concept of “Disaster Recovery Planning” at the first seminar my company sponsored on Dec. 4, 1973. The initial discussions of the seminar covered the following: What is a… Continue reading The Proof is in the Paper, on TV
BC/DR Profession Helping Itself
A primary purpose of DRJ’s Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) is to assist in enhancing DRJ conferences and magazine. The board is staffed by 16 experienced BC/DR professionals with an excelsior mindset. It is also a group that changes, by design. There are term limits and that means people roll-off and new members are elected. At… Continue reading BC/DR Profession Helping Itself
We Have The Options
The old saying “when one door closes, a window opens” proves to be true. As continuity planners, we all deal with fast decisions and tough choices. Sometimes, in order to move forward, we must move away from the old methods and not be afraid to try something new. Often, a program we once used or… Continue reading We Have The Options
The Cloud is a Cost-Effective Option for Disaster Recovery
Disaster recovery is all about trade-offs: you need to find a cost-effective solution that is always active and makes it as easy as possible to recover your data and restart your business if something bad happens. Of course, “something bad” covers quite a range of events, and could be applied to a lost laptop, a… Continue reading The Cloud is a Cost-Effective Option for Disaster Recovery
Disaster Recovery Assurance: The often forgotten factor in data protection planning
Untitled Document When you think of data protection, what do you think of? I’ll bet that you think of daily backup windows, restore SLAs, tuning back-up systems and off-site archiving. It is easy for those every-day tasks to dominate the data protection discussion. But maybe you should also think about data recovery – after all,… Continue reading Disaster Recovery Assurance: The often forgotten factor in data protection planning
Small Business Disaster Preparedness
Planning Preparedness Tips For Small Businesses: The Products and Services Catalog In light of what has occured in the Midwest and Southern states this spring, disaster preparedness is now on the minds of small business owners more than ever. While countless homes have been destroyed and sadly, lives lost, small businesses also suffered greatly from… Continue reading Small Business Disaster Preparedness
Getting Your Business Back: Pulling Together Business Continuity, Crisis Management and Disaster Recovery
I have talked to many organizations about their recovery programs, and an observation that I have made that seems to be a common thread is that the responsibility for recovery seems to lie in several different (and often uncoordinated) department. It begs the question, who is responsible for business recovery within a company? I’ve seen… Continue reading Getting Your Business Back: Pulling Together Business Continuity, Crisis Management and Disaster Recovery
Virtualization Can’t Guarantee Data Availability
Virtualization platforms such as those from VMware, Microsoft and Citrix can provide for advances in high availability (HA) for most enterprises. By extending this concept to non-company-owned server systems, cloud solutions can add even more options for server uptime in the event of either a single-server or multi-system disaster. However, HA solutions that focus on… Continue reading Virtualization Can’t Guarantee Data Availability
Everyday Leadership
We hear the word “Leadership” so often in our daily lives that sometimes you have to wonder whether the context in which it is used justifies the usage. Take for example any sound bite we read or hear from the news media, be it politics, sports or entertainment the word “leadership” is inescapable. Glance over… Continue reading Everyday Leadership
Of templates & check lists
Lately I’ve seen pleas, some from people claiming to hold “senior” business continuity titles, asking for templates. Usually the request is for a very specific template; a call center or IT department or HR, or a specific industry such as an airport or hospital.. I’m a relative newcomer to what I prefer to call “risk… Continue reading Of templates & check lists
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