Chaos Engineering and Business Continuity
The fascinating new discipline known as Chaos Engineering (CE) has the potential to bring big changes to business continuity. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post called, What Is Chaos […]
8 Dos and 1 Don’t for Conducting Disaster Recovery Tests
Hope is a great quality for a baseball team in a pennant race to have, but it is not very good as a business continuity strategy. This is why it is critical […]
A Pocket Guide to Business Continuity Management Now
Would you find it useful to read a cheat sheet setting out some of the main themes in business continuity management now? Well, here is my quick take on the main issues […]
Shark Attacks vs. Sunburn: Preparing for the Most Likely Problems
It must be human nature to worry more about serious dangers that are unlikely to happen than moderate ones whose likelihood of happening is high. This would explain why the term “shark […]
What Is Chaos Engineering and Why Should I Care?
Are you familiar with the term “chaos engineering?” If this is the first time, you’ve heard it, it probably won’t be the last time. Chaos engineering (CE) is a new approach to […]
IT Change Management: Don’t Leave Your Recovery Environment Behind
It is a strange irony that the changes organizations make to remain competitive frequently open them up to risk in their DR/BCM program and recovery capability. But when it comes to business […]
Dancing the Tango with Your Business Continuity Consultant
Some people who hire business continuity consultants think of them as being like waiters: they expect the consultant to serve them at their leisure then quietly go away, allowing them to enjoy […]
Kill the Zombies, or How to Get More From Your DR Exercises
Has your organization ever been attacked by zombies? We don’t know any companies that have been, although we do know some that have used this as a scenario in their disaster recovery […]
The BCM Trident: 3 KPIs That Can Sharpen Your Continuity Program
King Neptune gets power from his three-pronged trident, and those of us who work in business continuity can gain power from what I call the BCM Trident. That is, the three key performance […]
Disaster Recovery in 2018: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
The year 2018 continues to see big changes in the practice of IT/Disaster Recovery, but the core concepts for achieving an effective solution for IT and disaster recovery in 2018 remain the […]