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 […]
DRaaS vs. Data Backups: What Is the Difference?
Many people are confused about the difference between Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) and data backups. In today’s post, we’ll explain the difference and spell out why most organizations would benefit […]
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 […]
The Cloud Is Not a Magic Kingdom: Misconceptions About Cloud-Based IT/DR
Many business continuity professionals think of the cloud as a magical realm where nothing bad can happen. The reality is that things go wrong in the cloud all the time and as […]
6 Tips to Help You Vet Your Third-party Vendors
The global supply chain is in better shape than it was during the pandemic, but challenges remain and future disruptions are inevitable. In today’s post, we’ll share six tips to help you […]
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? […]
Resiliency Theater – You May Not Really Be Prepared for an Outage
We spend time preparing for major data center or facility outages. We perform a risk analysis and write plans; we put in technologies to keep the business running and perform various tests. […]
Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja
We are living in a golden age in terms of the easy availability of high-quality information on how organizations can make themselves more resilient. In today’s post we’ll look at the top […]
Risk Limitation – Real World Examples
In recent blogs we have discussed various aspects of risk mitigation, including risk acceptance, risk avoidance, risk limitation, and risk transference. This week’s blog will focus primarily on the area of risk […]