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May 03
2011
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Cloud computing makes for easier recovery after any type of accident.
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In every company there are decision-makers and decision-influencers. Often it is the decision-influencers who see the need for the service/solution and who work to convince the decision-makers to agree and sign the contract.
So, how does this apply when making decisions about your disaster recovery and business continuity plans? What is the normal process for your organization when making decisions that will have a large impact on the longevity and success of your company?
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Aug 24
2010
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Lessons To RememberPosted by Skip Williams in threats , preparation , Planning , KingsBridge , education , Disaster Recovery , continuity of operations , Business Continuity |
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You’ve done everything right:
- You have a plan
- You have tested and verified your plan
- You’ve trained your team members
- You have maintained your plan
Disaster strikes! Now what? You know you’re prepared, but still there is some nervousness and uncertainty. You can relax knowing that your disaster recovery plan is working for you, but it is still essential to keep in mind the following life lessons:
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Aug 15
2010
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Though I am seeing this change slowly in organizations across industries, most companies still separate IT disaster recovery from business-side continuity and process resumption planning. As planners, and often the IT guys realize this too, it is incredibly difficult for IT to prioritize and determine the appropriate technology investments without knowing what is important to the business… and how important in terms of quantifiable dollars-at-risk data.
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Jul 20
2010
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Like any niche business, this one of Disaster Recovery Planning and Business Continuity Planning has its own jargon and terminology. Often for people new to thinking about and considering how their company can be best protected in the event of a disaster, this jargon becomes overwhelming.
So to help clear the air and keep things simple, lets review some of the key terms of our industry – hopefully making it easier for you to discuss Disaster Recovery Planning and Business Continuity Planning with your colleagues.
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Jul 19
2010
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Is the sky falling? Or are we over sensitive?
June 23rd 2010 is a date that for some will remain an important day, but for most of us, it was just another day. On this day, there was a 5.0 magnitude earthquake in the North East of North America. If you live in an area that experiences these types of tremors on a regular basis, you’re probably giggling at the near hysterical response that did occur... If you live in the North East, you experienced a one in 500 year phenomena!
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Jun 29
2010
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I believe a lot of managers and board members hold a number of misconceptions regarding business continuity and disaster recovery testing and exercises. Over the years, I’ve heard many argue about what makes a test successful or not, and how to best present test results relative to business objectives when management, auditors and regulators are pushing for ’successful tests’. I know of several large organizations that base employee performance evaluations, at least partially, on the outcomes of disaster recovery tests.
I think much of the confusion comes from the very sloppy way we, as practitioners, use terminology that has meaning in common speech outside our specialty.
The Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a horrible natural disaster that the area might never recover from… This much is known. So many people have asked why we haven’t written anything on our blog about it and why we aren’t using it when it comes to business interruption scenarios. The answer is simple, it is such a massive incident that most people can’t wrap their heads around it and would simply say “we aren’t a petroleum company, so it doesn’t apply”. While that is true, I was reading an article today on the fact that BP share prices have dropped for the second day in a row. Half way down this article, there is a perfect Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery piece that ties back to handling the media that has been written about here and here. Read the following and see how it all ties together:
On the corporate front, BP shareholders would prefer to sacrifice the company’s Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg rather than CEO Hayward over the ongoing crisis, the Times of London reported in its Wednesday edition.
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Jun 05
2010
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Data center managers must respond when computer room cooling specifications are out of operating range. The best defense against cooling system failures is to incorporate facility tests along side of scheduled cooling system preventative maintenance.
When you think of disaster what do you think of? Chances are you put flood, massive power outage, fire, and pandemic at the top of your list. These are all events that really we can't control - the hurricanes are going to happen, the power does go out, fires happen sometimes due to human error, and health crisis are still one of the large mysteries of life. So for these events that may or may not happen, you understand the need to have a disaster recovery and business continuity plan. Since you're reading this blog post, I assume you have such a DR/BCP in place to keep your business working efficiently when "disaster" strikes.
