Information on how to protect your business during the hurricane season is not as easily accessible as information on protecting your home, but it is just as important.
It’s once again time to review your IT Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity (DR/BC) plan. There is an adage from a wise but unknown sage that goes something like this: “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”.
Jason Kuhn, CIO at RSA Corp, explains how the benefits of a Disaster Recovery Plan and a Business Continuity Plan vary depending on the individual organization. Can there be value to one without the other?
Jason Kuhn, CIO at RSA Corp, addresses the common misconception regarding business continuity and disaster recovery by clarifying the different aspects of a business that each plan pertains to.
If you were unfortunate enough to experience Hurricane Ike, how did your email server fare? Not everyone can afford to keep their servers in a nice, safe data center or colocation facility. Does that mean your business is subject to your building’s physical power or Internet connection? The answer to that question is absolutely not. There are two ways small businesses can increase email uptime without breaking the bank.
Business continuity and disaster recovery planning are all about a company’s ability to survive and continue operations in the face of physical and environmental events, such as natural disasters (fires, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc), network outages, disgruntled employees and computer viruses. Critical business technologies – telephone, email, Internet, corporate applications, databases – must be included in the planning process to ensure corporate survival and continued operation.
Hurricane season is officially here. Businesses are now planning and refining their disaster recovery and business continuity plans to prepare for potential disruptions. Companies need to make sure and investigate a few specific areas – offsite backup, colocation, email continuity and data recovery. A VoIP telephone network is another smart continuity tool. more…
Smart companies along the U.S. southern coasts are testing their business continuity and disaster recovery plans in preparation for the upcoming storm season. For those who have outgrown their plans or struggle with outdated procedures, refining the plan is a top priority. more…
It sometimes takes a major crisis to get decision-makers, in both the public and private sectors, to put together adequate plans to effectively prepare for, respond to and recover from natural or man-made disasters. Is your business capable of sustaining an event that poses a real threat to its ability to continue with core business operations? more…
