Recovering Right: How to Improve at IT Disaster Recovery
Far from relieving organizations of the responsibility of recovering their IT systems, today’s cloud-based and hybrid environments make it more important than ever that companies know how to bring their systems back […]
Safeguarding Your Computer Systems: How to Build an IT Disaster Recovery Team
The cost of not having an IT disaster recovery team can range from being unable to recover from a disruption, to overspending. In today’s post we’ll look at the right way to […]
The Four Phases of Disaster Recovery
The rise in the use of third-party computing services has given many companies a false sense of security regarding the recoverability of their IT systems. In today’s post we’ll look at why […]
How to Create an Emergency Response Plan
Due to the rise in work-from-home, the last few years have seen a serious degradation in organizations’ emergency planning and response capability. In today’s post, we’ll look at why it’s important to […]
Tried and True: These Classic DR Concepts Are As Valid As Ever
At this time of year, hot trends and shiny new toys tend to attract a lot of attention. But when it comes to disaster recovery, the way to get the best results […]
BCM Basics: Modern IT/DR Strategies
This post is part of BCM Basics, a series of occasional, entry-level blogs on some of the key concepts in business continuity management. Organizations today have more options than ever when crafting […]
As Easy as APIE: This Simple Disaster-Response Model Is Highly Effective
Everyone who works in business continuity should know about APIE. This simple disaster-response model—the letters stand for Assess, Plan, Implement, and Evaluate—offers serious benefits to any organization trying to gain control of […]
About Time: Deciding When to Start Your RTO Countdown
Many organizations lack a clear, recognized understanding of when the metaphorical switch will be flipped to start the recovery time objective (RTO) countdown timer. There are two options, either of which can […]
A Home Away From Home: Crafting a Site Recovery Plan
If a disaster strikes one of your organization’s critical sites, you might need to temporarily shift its operations to a home away from home. To be ready for this eventuality, your organization […]
The Benefits of Stressing Out: Why You Should Stress Test Your Recovery Plans
In everyday life, stress is usually regarded in a negative light, but in business continuity management, stress testing your recovery plans can play a very positive role in improving an organization’s resilience. […]
Taking Care of Business: How to Write a Business Recovery Plan
Last time, we looked at how to write recovery plans to protect your organization’s computer systems and applications. In today’s post we’re going to lay out how to write plans to recover […]
The Science and Art of Writing an IT/DR Recovery Plan
There are two main aspects to writing a disaster recovery plan: The science of knowing what to include and the art of writing the content. Today’s blog takes a look at both […]