Suppose something suddenly happened that would affect a lot of your customers, employees or both—say, a hurricane, a major network outage, a hazardous spill or a derailment. How quickly could
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity in the Workplace
When or if. Much more than simple conjunctions, these two terms represent a widening technology gulf and risk mindset that could potentially undermine an entire company. For IT professionals the
Why Slow IT Response Teams Cost Companies $233K
Recently, my company conducted a survey of more than 150 IT professionals across 22 industries to learn more about IT incidents, incident management tools, and processes. The goal of this
Ask The Executive: An Interview with the Business Continuity Team at Bank of Hawaii Corporation
Ray Trombley, MBCP, MBCI, is senior vice president, corporate business continuity manager for Bank of Hawaii Corporation. Trombley has been with BOH for more than 18 years. Beyond his work
Opportunities to Learn, Grow, Push
There is a saying that says “the more things change, the more things stay the same.” I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately as I reflect on Spring World
Team Building Basics
The old “once-in-a-lifetime” disaster seems almost common place nowadays. Recently that catastrophic image filled the news yet again. A very large forest fire broke out in the Smoky Mountain National
You Want Me to Do What?
One of the challenges I have seen over my 30 years in the business continuity industry is for people charged with executing DR or BC plans to accept and execute
A Time For Renewal
This time of the year is often a time of renewal for many. We’ve made it through the winter, recovered from the holidays, and we have our eyes firmly set
Embracing Change at DRJ Magazine
Did you hear that? That was time zipping by. Yes, it’s a very busy time of the year spent balancing work, family, friends, and getting ready for the holidays. So
The Path to Availability: Four Steps to Eliminating Downtime in Cloud Generation Data Centers
Figure 1: The requirements of the cloud generation are more complex and difficult to meet than previous generation data centers. My colleague Jack Pouchet has been posing an interesting question