Business Continuity Planning
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Business continuity planning involves creating a plan to minimize the effects of an interruption to an organization's operations in the event of natural disaster or other disruption to one or more critical business functions or resources. Learn how.
By Michael W. Frishberg
Organizations spend thousands on contingency plan documentation, yet plan activation is infrequent. How is quality assured? What works best to train those needed for plan fulfillment (emergency or business response teams, etc)? Can training and plan maintenance be accomplished more effectively?
(Added: 31-Mar-2005 Hits: 365)
By Douglas Henderson, FSA , CBCP
Teachers and staff are frequently the initial responders to an emergency situation. In particular, teachers are viewed as role models and leaders by their students. In an emergency situation students will likely follow the advice of their teachers and other adults. Yet very few of these initial responders have any formal training in emergency response.
(Added: 21-Mar-2005 Hits: 648)
By Pat Moore
The numerous community-wide disasters, as well as singular disasters that municipalities, institutions, businesses and government agencies have suffered in the last dozen or so years have shown us that planning for disaster recovery only is simply not enough. We must also plan beyond the emergency response phase for business and service resumption and continuity. In addition to planning for the recovery of critical information services and applications, we must address equally important issues such as human resources, vital records, telecommunications, risk management, loss control, security, environmental concerns, and the facility which houses the work environment itself.
(Added: 31-Mar-2005 Hits: 954)
By Bud Stoddard
According to the author, on-line data back-ups are becoming the industry standard for companies serious about protecting their data. This article debunks three of the common myths surrounding on-line back-ups. Discussed is the cost, the security, and the capabilities of on-line back-ups.
(Added: 4-Oct-2005 Hits: 434)
By David McCullough
The details of creating a disaster recovery team that will develop a disaster recovery plan and test it, communicate it, and finally implement it are discussed. Learn how you can implement your business disaster recovery plan.
(Added: 4-Oct-2005 Hits: 458)
By Maria Wakem
Tragedies like the London bombings will serve as unfortunate reminders that financial institutions must continue to be vigilant in their business continuity planning and to improve IT's role therein.
(Added: 19-Jan-2006 Hits: 394)
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