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network disaster recovery plan
A network disaster recovery plan is a set of procedures designed to prepare an organization to respond to an interruption of network services during a natural or manmade catastrophe. Continue Reading
10 steps for optimal IT disaster recovery plan design
Have you ensured your disaster recovery planning is comprehensive and able to be understood by everyone involved? Our guidelines will help set you on the right path. Continue Reading
What's the difference between a hot site and cold site for DR?
The hot site vs. cold site debate requires users to understand how each DR site works and the resources needed. While one is more budget-friendly, downtime can be a deciding factor. Continue Reading
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How to create an emergency phone tree and template
When disaster strikes an organization, employees must be alerted. Using a call tree in emergency situations is a time-tested way to effectively communicate events and next steps. Continue Reading
Test your business continuity best practices knowledge
When crafting a business continuity and disaster recovery plan, it's helpful to keep in mind some basic best practices. Don't find yourself caught off guard by getting complacent. Continue Reading
GDPR and disaster recovery: How to ensure you're covered
After all of the preparations and changes your organization has gone through to prepare for GDPR, make sure disaster recovery doesn't get swept under the rug.Continue Reading
Developing an emergency communications plan: A template for business continuity planners
Effectively communicating information in a crisis is an important part of business continuity planning. Get the steps to follow in our emergency communication plan template.Continue Reading
Incident management planning and response are not synonymous
When it comes to disaster preparedness, incident response is just one aspect of an incident management plan that should cover training, funding and administrative tasks.Continue Reading
virtual disaster recovery
Virtual disaster recovery is a type of DR that typically involves replication and allows a user to fail over to virtualized workloads.Continue Reading
Can an SMB business continuity strategy compete with larger firms?
When crafting a business continuity plan, an SMB must try and meet customers' enterprise-level expectations, while using its available resources to the fullest.Continue Reading
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Recovering from ransomware: Defend your data with best practices
What does it take to recover from a ransomware attack? In most cases, it's planning, testing and resources. Is your organization prepared for the worst?Continue Reading
What standards for business continuity aid in compliance?
Business continuity and disaster recovery compliance is a valuable asset and may require a deeper understanding of modern standards and changes your organization needs to make.Continue Reading
What does the ISO 22330 business continuity standard cover?
With ISO/TS 22330, the International Organization for Standardization covers the issues related to the people involved in BC/DR incident response.Continue Reading
Using a business impact analysis template: A free BIA template and guide
If you need to perform a business impact analysis, this guide and our free, downloadable BIA template will assist you in your business continuity planning.Continue Reading
tabletop exercise (TTX)
A tabletop exercise (TTX) is a disaster preparedness activity that takes participants through the process of dealing with a simulated disaster scenario.Continue Reading