Aligning Your ITIL Process With Your Disaster Recovery Plan
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 […]
Small Business Guide to Hurricane and Natural Disaster Relief
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 […]
Disaster Recovery vs. Business Recovery – Business Continuity 101
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 business continuity relates […]
What is Business Continuity? – Business Continuity 101
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, don’t worry. We’re going to cover […]
BC Practitioner’s Guide to IT Security Concerns
Within their organizations, business continuity (BC) practitioners should be advocates for an active approach to heading off threats to the company’s computing services. Today’s blog will lay out some of the concerns […]
Disaster Situations You Don’t Think Will Happen – But They Do
Disaster situations are uncomfortable to think about. Even the most pessimistic among us have been guilty of avoiding the discussion by saying things like “that won’t happen to us.” But that’s the […]
Business Continuity Tools to Help Your BCM Program Succeed
Having the right business continuity tools can make the work you do on your BCM program easier and more consistent. In this post, we’ll explore categories of tools that will make your […]
The Three Phases of Disaster Recovery
When disaster strikes, you want to get back to normal as quickly as possible. It’s important to go through these three phases of disaster recovery. What are the three phases of disaster recovery? […]
4 Key Steps on the Roadmap to Resilience
Most people can sort out what tangibles they need for a solid BCM program, but the following critical steps can make or break an enterprise in times of crisis. Without functional crisis […]
Data Breach Response Planning: A Guide
Data breaches don’t seem to attract our attention much these days; commonplace activities often lead to complacency. Remember that your organization will, if it has not already, have some type of data […]
Build a Better DR Environment
No matter the condition of your DR environment, you can make it better. Today’s blog provides ideas on how to improve an environment we hope to never use. We emphasize one overriding principle, […]
BIA and Risk Assessment: Why Both Are Important
Can you describe the differences and benefits of the BIA and Risk Assessment? Today’s short blog may help you provide answers when the questions arise. You just spent time completing a Business Impact […]