1 Program, 6 Plans: The Half Dozen Plans Every BCM Program Should Have
A quality business continuity management (BCM) program is made up of six separate plans covering everything from emergency response to IT disaster recovery.In today’s post, we’ll explain what the six plans are […]
CEO’s Crystal Ball: Business Continuity Trends for 2019
2019 promises to be an exciting year in business continuity and IT/disaster recovery. Below is my take on the new developments we are likely to see in management, budgeting, threats, software, and […]
Start Here: The Business Continuity Management Guide for Beginners
In today’s blog, I’ll share our business continuity management guide so that it might help you wrap your mind around starting a BCM program. So you’ve been tasked with getting a business […]
The Bright Side of BCM in 2018: 6 Things to Be Thankful For
There is much to feel positive about in today’s world of business continuity. Here are a handful of things we can all give thanks for when it comes to BCM in 2018. […]
When the Dust Settles: How to Learn from a Business Disruption
Many organizations successfully endure a major business disruption and then drop the ball by not looking back at the event and drawing lessons from it for the future. In today’s blog, we’ll […]
Whitewash: When Clients Try to Get Their BCM Consultants to Conceal Their Problems
Organizations often pressure their business continuity consultants to report that their BC programs are better than they really are. This stinks for the consultant, and it’s not good for the company, either. […]
Become a Master of Disaster: Educate Yourself With These Key BC Resources
Increase your business continuity (BC) knowledge and expertise by checking out this list of an even dozen top BC resources. Business continuity is a sprawling, fast-changing, and challenging field. Fortunately, there are […]
You Have to Kick the Tires: Protecting Yourself Against Supply-Chain Catastrophes
One of the biggest areas of unmitigated risk we see across all industries is supply-chain risk. Most organizations are not adequately protected against the loss of critical third-party suppliers In today’s post, […]
“This Is an Emergency”: Why You Should Consider an Emergency Notification System
Emergency notification systems (ENS) are not just for government. You most likely already know that organizations can implement systems to send alerts and notifications to their employees, both in emergencies or even […]
Chaos Engineering and Disaster Recovery
Today’s post is the third in our three-part series on how chaos engineering might one day help us get better at business continuity and disaster recovery. In the first post, “What Is […]
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 […]
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 […]