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Improving BC plan exercises
Planning and conducting business continuity (BC) plan exercises is one of the most important activities in a BC program, along with team training.
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The importance of cloud recovery testing
Brien Posey explains why it is extremely important to perform cloud recovery testing that simulates a real recovery following a catastrophe.
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Tips for effectively using ISO 22313
ISO 22313 provides detailed guidance on how a BCMS should operate. Paul Kirvan offers tips to maximize its effectiveness.
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ISO 22301 compliance: Focus on teams, competency
ISO 22301 underscores the importance of teams, particularly defining roles of team members, training them and ensuring their competence.
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Tips on setting up a DR/BC maintenance program
A disaster recovery/business continuity maintenance program ensures that plans and other documentation are accurate and up to date.
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Tips on selecting BC/DR software
When launching business continuity and disaster recovery initiatives, consider using specialized BC/DR software to help you achieve those goals.
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Protecting contact/call centers
A smooth call-processing flow is vital to the productivity of your contact/call center. Paul Kirvan explains how to minimize interruptions.
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Building successful first responder relationships
Your reaction to the sudden presence of a first responder organization at your offices will depend on how prepared you are to deal with them.
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Protecting voice communications
Businesses risk an instant shut down if they don't have the proper steps in place for safeguarding their voice communications systems from disaster.
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Finding data deduplication solutions for DR
Deduplication is an important strategy for disaster recovery. Learn more about data dedupe solutions in this expert tip by Paul Kirvan.
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Building a resilient WAN
This tip will help you spot potential WAN design problems before they escalate and show you how to boost resilience without sacrificing performance.
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Dealing with failback problems
Failback processes must be planned and tested in advance. This tip looks at issues that must be resolved before failing back to your primary location.
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Using the business impact analysis as a planning tool
Use the business impact analysis (BIA) as an efficiency tool. It can serve as a guide in tough economic times and a roadmap when the economy rebounds.
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Wireless local area network backup and recovery
Paul Kirvan offers wireless local area network (WLAN) backup and recovery tips to help you protect your investment in WLAN technology.
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Tips on power system protection
This tip will help ensure that you are doing everything possible, within your budget and available facilities, to have the power you need.
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Five common VMware SRM error messages
VMware Site Recovery Manager is a disaster recovery product that uses vSphere replication to protect virtual machines and their applications. As is the case with any software, you may unexpectedly ...
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Preparing for an attack on your primary data center
Find out how to respond when faced with a physical attack on your primary data center, either external or internal.
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DR inches forward, according to recent research
This tip examines several examples of DR research from independent sources and DR vendors.
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Leverage government cybersecurity programs
This tip examines some key government cybersecurity initiatives and their relevance to the private sector.
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Conducting a damage assessment
The damage assessment provides an initial view of the situation (what happened, what has been damaged, and potential for it to continue).
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Building a business continuity management system
The business continuity management system is a framework for building and administering a business continuity program within an organization.
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Improving business continuity plan exercises
Planning and conducting business continuity (BC) drills is one of the most important activities in a business continuity program.
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Evaluating BC/DR program performance
Business continuity and disaster recovery are not "set-it-and-forget-it" activities. Paul Kirvan outlines how to evaluate a BC/DR program in this tip.
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Defining, reviewing and updating a BC/DR policy
Independent disaster recovery expert Paul Kirvan outlines what you need to know about keeping your BC/DR policy up to date.