Ask the Experts

Ask the Experts

• Call center disaster recovery planning best practices

  Independent disaster recovery expert Paul Kirvan offers some best practices for call center disaster recovery planning in this Expert Answer.  Continue Reading

• Creating a call tree plan for emergency communications

  Independent disaster recovery expert Paul Kirvan discusses how to create a call tree plan for emergency communications in this Expert Answer.  Continue Reading

• Costs associated with various types of emergency notification systems

  Independent disaster recovery expert Paul Kirvan discusses costs associated with in-house and outsourced emergency management systems.  Continue Reading

• Fire suppression system inspection and testing best practices

  Independent disaster recovery consultant Paul Kirvan discusses fire sprinkler system inspection and testing best practices in this Expert Answer.  Continue Reading

• Addressing common mistakes in network DR strategies

  Independent disaster recovery expert Paul Kirvan offers advice on addressing common mistakes in network DR strategies in this Expert Answer.  Continue Reading

• Recent improvements to failover technology ease admin workload

  Brien Posey examines improvements to failover technology making IT admins' lives easier in this Expert Answer.  Continue Reading

• What organizations can do to prevent internal network attacks

  Insider threats are a likely occurrence. Paul Kirvan discusses what organizations can do to prevent internal network attacks in this Expert Response.  Continue Reading

• Is user authentication necessary to include in DR plans?

  Independent disaster recovery expert Paul Kirvan discusses user authentication in disaster recovery plans in this Expert Answer.  Continue Reading

• Mitigating VoIP vulnerability

  Independent disaster recovery expert Paul Kirvan outlines common VoIP vulnerabilities and offers advice on how to mitigate them in this Expert Answer.  Continue Reading

• How does information lifecycle management relate to disaster recovery?

  Independent disaster recovery expert Paul Kirvan discusses information lifecycle management (ILM) in this Expert Answer.  Continue Reading

• Common disaster recovery test mistakes to avoid

  Here's a checklist to have close by during your next disaster recovery testing operation from independent disaster recovery expert Paul Kirvan.  Continue Reading

• The importance of risk analysis issues prioritization

  Paul Kirvan discusses the five most important issues to consider when conducting a risk analysis in this Expert Response.  Continue Reading

• Assessing the business impact analysis software landscape

  The business impact analysis is a key research component of a BC/DR initiative. Specialized software can simplify these time-consuming activities.  Continue Reading

• Does a cloud storage gateway offer DR-specific functionality?

  Paul Kirvan discusses whether cloud storage gateways offer disaster recovery-specific functionality in this Expert Response.  Continue Reading

• Using cloud backup as part of a DR strategy

  When your disaster recovery plan includes cloud backup, Jon Toigo of Toigo Partners International explains what you'll need from your provider.  Continue Reading