Disaster Recovery Planning

If your business continuity plan is like most of the plans we see, then it is highly likely that it bears more than a passing resemblance to Swiss cheese. We don’t mean that it would taste very [...]

Sometimes there is a good reason to reinvent the wheel—for example, if you are in business and the current “wheel” is a proprietary product controlled by your competitor. However, sometimes the [...]

It’s the rare workplace disaster that is dramatic enough to burst into the news. Most business emergencies are managed privately, with the outside world unaware that anything was ever wrong. This [...]

What business continuity or disaster recovery exercises have your performed? Do you know the difference and have distinct goals for them? Do you even do exercises? We receive many questions on [...]

Aligning ITIL processes to your DR plan leads to more efficient and effective use of IT infrastructure. Inadequate planning is a risk to the business, and is often overlooked until it is too late [...]

With the two recent hurricanes that have devastated the Gulf states area, especially Texas and Florida, at MHA we add our thoughts and prayers to those who are displaced and experiencing loss as [...]

Many organizations consolidate their disaster recovery and security recovery plans into one package without asking if this approach makes sense. IT security and disaster recovery plans are [...]

A common point of confusion for new BCM practitioners is the difference between business continuity and disaster recovery. Though people often think these are synonyms, the distinction is that [...]

If you’re new to disaster recovery or risk mitigation, you might be overwhelmed with business continuity terminology. To start, what is business continuity? If you’re not sure, [...]

As virtualization becomes the norm, the risk of virtualization should be in the forefront of any business continuity manager’s mind.  We’ve compiled a list of areas of concerns and [...]