Learning to Talk to Your IT/DR Colleagues
In some ways, the relationship between business continuity professionals and their colleagues from the information technology/disaster recovery team can be compared to that of a man who is [...]
Establishing Your Business Continuity Strategy – Business Continuity 101
Establishing your business continuity strategy starts with considering your organization’s objectives, legal and regulatory requirements, personnel, and products or services, along with your [...]
By Richard Long
Posted The Difference Between Business Continuity and Insurance – Business Continuity 101
In last week’s blog, we discussed why you should invest in a business continuity (BC) program. One point we made was that insurance against loss is typically not enough, so the additional value [...]
By Richard Long
In Business Continuity Planning, Business Impact Analysis, Business Recovery Planning, Crisis Management, Disaster Recovery Planning, Threat & Risk Assessment
Posted 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, [...]
The Benefits of a Business Continuity Program
We’ve mentioned multiple times that implementing a BCM program can be challenging and at times painful. No one likes to point out their business’s vulnerabilities. Many times the [...]
By Richard Long
In Best Practices, Business Continuity Planning, Disaster Recovery Planning, Education, Risk Management
Posted 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 [...]
Common Business Continuity Disasters
We should always be performing risk analysis, even if it is ad hoc or a thought exercise. As the new year is now well underway, we have forgotten about our New Year’s resolutions, and are back [...]
Recovery Time Objectives and Recovery Point Objectives
Sometimes it is a good exercise to step back and review some basics. I was at a high school basketball game recently and the teams were running a pro-style offense. The difference, however, was [...]
