Ask the Experts

Ask the Experts

• How does the ISO 22316 standard cover resilience?

  Definitions for business continuity and resilience sometimes clash, but both processes help an organization stay on its feet. A new ISO standard tackles the latter.  Continue Reading

• What are vital elements of a workplace emergency response plan?

  Emergency response planning needs to be specific and varied enough that it will enable an organization to recover in the event of many different kinds of incidents.  Continue Reading

• How have business continuity procedures evolved?

  From mainframes to the cloud, the business continuity profession has seen a lot over the decades. How did we get to the business continuity process of today?  Continue Reading

• Which data protection trends will take off next?

  Expect data protection technologies to veer toward an expansion of recovery capabilities, as organizations need to be able to recover in multiple locations -- and fast.  Continue Reading

• What are the top disaster recovery trends for 2018?

  Expect disaster recovery market trends to include consolidation and simplification. Vendors should also note that quick failover and recovery time remain top needs for customers.  Continue Reading

• Private cloud disaster recovery services vs. public

  There is a wide range of cloud DR services. Whether you choose public or private cloud, or a little of both, you need to weigh the risk and cost of each option.  Continue Reading

• How can I keep my business disaster recovery plans relevant?

  Has your organization created a disaster recovery plan and left it on the shelf? You're not alone. Explore what you can do to improve your plan's effectiveness.  Continue Reading

• How can IT risk assessments best involve employees?

  In conducting an IT risk assessment, are you asking the right questions to your staff? Are you talking to the right people? These elements are important for disaster recovery.  Continue Reading

• How can I ensure recovery time objectives are up to date?

  As the desired recovery time objective continues to decrease, make sure your organization can handle it with the proper technology, employees and testing.  Continue Reading

• What did the British Airways outage teach us about DR?

  Can disaster recover planning save an organization from a costly IT outage? The British Airways IT disaster of 2017 has many wondering how to prevent such outages from occurring.  Continue Reading

• What are some virtual machine disaster recovery challenges?

  For improved virtual disaster recovery, it's important to keep an eye on server provisioning. Production machines that are not enabled for DR can cause big headaches later.  Continue Reading

• What business recovery planning resources are available?

  With software, consultants and standards at the ready, plus the rise of DR as a service, it's easy to get started on a business recovery plan. So just do it.  Continue Reading

• How can standards for business continuity aid compliance?

  Working with the right business continuity and disaster recovery standards should get your organization on the path to compliance. Reviewing and updating plans is also important.  Continue Reading

• How can I manage hybrid disaster recovery architecture effectively?

  When taking a hybrid disaster recovery approach -- using public and private components -- it's important to understand your requirements, assets and networks.  Continue Reading

• How can disaster recovery systems use software-defined networking?

  If you're considering software-defined networking in your disaster recovery platform, define your DR requirements first. SDN can help support data backup and replication.  Continue Reading