DRJ Current Articles Current Articles from Disaster Recovery Journal http://www.drj.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:35:23 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.drj.com/images/M_images/drj-rss.feed.jpg DRJ Current Articles http://www.drj.com Current Articles from Disaster Recovery Journal Mitigating Wildfire Disaster: Early Detection and Commitment http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5460&Itemid=429 This article presents a discussion on wildfire and the technical and organizational efforts to mitigate wildfire disasters. Wildfire not only... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:29:32 +0100 A Better Way to Recover from Natural Disasters http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5366&Itemid=429 The potential for disaster is fairly easy to calculate if your data center is in line with Hurricane Alley. During... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:38:34 +0100 11 Steps to a Better BIA http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5277&Itemid=429 For anyone who has performed a BIA, you know that there are many choices to make in how it... Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:37:45 +0100 Avoiding Laptop Separation Anxiety At The Airport http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5183&Itemid=429 Dell, the computer company, released a study in June 2008 titled Airport Insecurity: The Case of Lost Laptops.... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:32:29 +0100 Reserve Response to Search and Rescue Operations Following Hurricane Katrina http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5098&Itemid=429 This research explores the response of the United States military reserve forces in regard to Hurricane Katrina search and rescue... Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:11:37 +0100 Enabling data security policy hardware independent http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5035&Itemid=429 Today, IT specialists have a wide range of options available to make the data security policy more composite and comprehensive.... Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:58:29 +0100 Seven Crucial Personal Strategies to Get Your Boss to Listen to You http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4956&Itemid=429 According to a recent DRJ professional development Web program promotion, “BC professionals are losing their jobs daily and... Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:26:38 +0100 What Do I Do If My Business Continuity Program Is Failing? http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4860&Itemid=429 Most organizations experience a lack of effectiveness in their program execution at one time or another – there’s no shame in this!... Tue, 25 May 2010 11:04:16 +0100 Datacenter Energy Regulation: It’s Real, It’s Coming, It’s Expensive http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4746&Itemid=429 In the energy market, carbon regulation goes by many names— cap and trade, carbon reduction commitments, CO² reduction and more—but... Tue, 11 May 2010 19:14:37 +0100 Compliance & Disaster Proof Hardware: Fireproof Waterproof Hard Drives for Electronic ... http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4633&Itemid=429 While healthcare practitioners tend to be competent providers of health-related services, they do struggle with improving operations,... Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:45:10 +0100 The Difference a Hurricane Can Make: The Change of Louisiana's Emergency Preparedness Effort http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4503&Itemid=429 Thewaves of change in emergency management have been numerous sinceSept. 11, 2001. As direct result from these events, Louisiana’sstate and... Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:55:03 +0100 The Next Generation of Mass Notification Software: How to bring your EN strategy up to date http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4392&Itemid=429 In the early morning hours of Feb. 27, 2010, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the Republic of Chile. It was... Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:38:00 +0100 What can your BCM Tool do for you? http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4302&Itemid=429 blockqoute How to demonstrate measurable ROI from the implementation of an effective BCM tool. Introduction In the economic landscape of today,... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:58:37 +0100 Business Continuity in Emerging Markets http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4169&Itemid=429 As emerging markets have taken center stage in the global economy, so too have the associated risks. Brazil, Russia, India... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:44:38 +0100 Computer based Modeling and Simulation for BC/DR http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3979&Itemid=429 So far most simulations we've encountered in business continuity and disaster recovery planning have been limited to the table top... Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:35:26 +0100 Fraud: An Overlooked Risk http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3846&Itemid=429 When we cobble together a risk list for an enterprise risk management (ERM) program, we round up the usual suspects. The... Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:07:00 +0100 Words Count in Emergency Notification http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3670&Itemid=429 The benefits of an emergency notification system are easily diminished with the wrong choice of words – whether too many... Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:53:38 +0100 'Auld Lang Syne' - Forging the Link and Building the Chain http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3532&Itemid=429 As we end 2009 and usher in 2010, the famous “Auld Lang Syne” originally written by Scottish poet Robert Burns... Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:05:45 +0100 DRI International's Participation in the RIMS-PERK http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3516&Itemid=429 The Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the practice of risk management.... Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:12:41 +0100 Following the Path of Downward Resiliency http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3515&Itemid=429 Most organizations have made the adjustment from disaster recovery to continuity of operations (COOP). Some have even ventured into the... Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:12:13 +0100 Lessons Learned By Flood Repair of Electrical Equipment http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3514&Itemid=429 When commercial, industrial, and utility facilities are faced with catastrophic events such as those experienced in the Midwestern region of... Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:11:23 +0100 Perfect Practice Makes Perfect http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3513&Itemid=429 Accurate Behavioral Assumptions are an Essential Element of Exercises In law enforcement training circles there are legendary stories from the old... Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:10:52 +0100 Increasing the Value of DR in Everyday Operations http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3512&Itemid=429 Disaster recovery is both a time-consuming and expensive initiative, but for those companies that have experienced a real-world catastrophe, the... Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:10:01 +0100 Zen, Life, and the Art of Finding a Consultant http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3511&Itemid=429 Much has been written in recent years about the best way to select business continuity consultants. Those who have written... Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:09:29 +0100 Keep The Plan Simple, Easy To Understand, and Use Common Sense http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3510&Itemid=429 Thomas Paine, one of the founding fathers, around the time of the American Revolution wrote a document, called “The Crisis.”... Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:08:48 +0100