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• Business continuity and disaster recovery plans must affect IT culture

  Data protection must be considered part of the IT and corporate culture for business continuity and disaster recovery plans to succeed. Continue Reading

• Include vendors in your business continuity planning process

  Involving vendors in your business continuity planning process helps ensure that critical resources are available when they are needed most. Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery plan testing: Will your plan work?

  DR has become tougher due to ever-changing virtual environments. Ensure your disaster recovery plan testing runs smoothly with DR monitoring tools. Continue Reading

• Break mirrors as part of the disaster recovery testing process

  Independent DR expert Jon Toigo discusses the importance of breaking your mirroring scheme as a part of your disaster recovery testing process. Continue Reading

• Creating disaster recovery testing scenarios

  This collection of articles from independent DR expert Paul Kirvan offers advice on creating disaster recovery testing scenarios. Continue Reading

• Developing business scenarios for BC/DR exercise planning

  Begin developing effective business scenarios in your BC/DR exercise planning by first understanding your own business and how it works.Continue Reading

• The importance of a disaster recovery test

  Jon Toigo discusses the importance of a disaster recovery test for DR planning and change management in this Expert Answer.Continue Reading

• Preparing natural-disaster scenarios for BC/DR exercise planning

  Incorporate natural disasters such as tornadoes and hurricanes into your BC/DR exercise planning by focusing on events outside your control.Continue Reading

• Building staff-related disaster scenarios for BC/DR exercise planning

  Develop effective staff-related disaster scenarios in your BC/DR exercise planning by focusing on the sudden loss of more than one key person.Continue Reading

• Developing technology scenarios for BC/DR exercise planning

  The most effective BC/DR exercise plans begin with choosing disaster scenarios for technology issues, particularly IT-focused ones.Continue Reading

• Choosing an operational scenario for BC/DR exercise planning

  Effective BC/DR exercise planning begins with developing disaster scenarios for operational situations by focusing on process-related situations.Continue Reading

• Defining, reviewing and updating your organization's BC/DR policy

  Independent disaster recovery expert Paul Kirvan outlines what you need to know about keeping your BC/DR policy up to date.Continue Reading

• Focus on disaster recovery and contingency planning in 2013

  It's time to make disaster recovery and contingency planning a priority in 2013. This collection of templates, articles and videos is a great start.Continue Reading

• 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.Continue Reading

• 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.Continue Reading

• 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.Continue Reading

• emergency management plan

  An emergency management plan should include measures that provide for the safety of personnel and, if possible, property and facilities.Continue Reading

• Tips for recovering from cyber attacks

  Find out how your organization can fully recover from a cyber attack in which your network infrastructure has been attacked and defenses breached.Continue Reading

• What must happen before activating a DR plan

  Find out what must happen before a DR plan is activated in this Expert Response from Paul Kirvan.Continue Reading

• Identify DR strategy before completing a DR plan

  Without a disaster recovery (DR) strategy, you will have a difficult time completing a DR plan, says Paul Kirvan in this Expert Response.Continue Reading

• Tips for protecting hard-copy records

  Find out how to protect hard-copy records and what your business continuity/disaster recovery plan for vital documents should include.Continue Reading

• Legal issues for business disaster recovery plans

  This tip will examine some of the legal issues you should consider in your business disaster recovery plan.Continue Reading

• Top five disaster recovery templates

  The editors of SearchDisasterRecovery.com have compiled this list of our five favorite templates published this year.Continue Reading

• Tips for building a work area recovery center

  Learn how to determine if your business needs a work area recovery center and check out some options for building short-term and long-term solutions.Continue Reading

• Preventing human-made disasters in IT disaster recovery planning

  Learn how IT operations can be affected by human-made disasters and how to prevent them.Continue Reading

• Emergency notification system comparison and purchasing tips

  We’ll show you an emergency notification system comparison and share some tips on purchasing the right program for your organization.Continue Reading

• Enterprise disaster recovery planning guide

  Download our free guide on enterprise disaster recovery. Whether you're new to DR planning or want to review on best practices, we have your answers.Continue Reading

• Business impact analysis questionnaire template

  Download our free business impact analysis questionnaire template we've created to help you jumpstart your BIA process.Continue Reading

• How CERT RMM can benefit BC plans, resilience management strategies

  With so many approaches to risk management and resilience management, it’s difficult to decide which approach and/or strategy to take. This tip examines how the use of a Resilience Management Model (RMM)—such as CERT RMM—can help you build a ...Continue Reading

• Business continuity best practices: Podcasts with the Business Continuity Institute

  Get expert advice on business continuity best practices. Listen to our biweekly podcast series with the Business Continuity Institute.Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery needs a media response plan

  Paul Kirvan of the Business Continuity Institute’s U.S. chapter talks about the importance of including a media response plan in a company’s disaster recovery planning process.Continue Reading

• Getting management buy-in for your disaster recovery policy

  Learn how to sell your disaster recovery policy to management in this podcast with Paul Kirvan of the Business Continuity Institute.Continue Reading

• Supply chain risk management best practices and business continuity

  Learn supply chain risk management best practices in this tip from business continuity expert Paul Kirvan.Continue Reading

• Call center disaster recovery plan checklists

  Learn about call center disaster recovery planning best practices, and read our call center checklists so you know what to include in your call center DR plan.Continue Reading

• Network disaster recovery plan basics

  A good set of network documentation can prove to be valuable in the event of a disaster. Learn about what to document and make part of your network DR plan.Continue Reading

• Bulletproof your disaster recovery planning process

  Learn how to bulletproof your disaster recovery planning process with this free guide.Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery security: The importance of addressing data security issues in DR plans

  Data security issues have a constant presence in the IT industry and should be addressed in DR plans. It's not enough for storage managers to only cover basic security measures.Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery planning for your help desk: A help desk template

  The help desk is a vital part of IT operations, but it's often not included in disaster recovery plans. Download our help desk template for DR planning.Continue Reading

• Microsoft Exchange Server disaster recovery tips

  Learn the best way to recover from a disaster affecting your Microsoft Exchange Server system and Exchange Server DR best practices.Continue Reading

• Developing an emergency evacuation planning strategy for your business continuity program

  It's critical to have a reliable and safe evacuation plan included in your DR/BC plan. Use these tables to construct one.Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery and business continuity planning tools: A guide to selecting the best product

  Choosing DR/BC planning software for your DR plan can be overwhelming. Use this guide to select the best product.Continue Reading

• Pandemic flu planning lessons learned from H1N1

  Pandemic flu planning lessons learned from last year's H1N1 scare are discussed, and a pandemic planning checklist is provided in this expert response.Continue Reading

• Data replication strategies: Tips on choosing the right data replication tool

  Learn how to choose the best data replication strategy in our collection of tips on data replication solutions.Continue Reading

• Data center consolidation best practices for disaster recovery planners

  Many organizations large and small are finding a need to consolidate their data. Follow these best practices for your data center consolidation.Continue Reading

• Hurricane disaster recovery planning for data centers

  This column focuses on hurricane DR planning for the data center. Learn how to keep your data center safe and communicate effectively with your employees during a hurricane.Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery and business continuity testing best practices

  We've compiled our top seven tips and articles on BC and DR testing to help you design the best BC and DR plans and tests for your company.Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery replication guide: A look at data replication tools

  Learn everything about disaster recovery replication in this free essential guide. Learn about data replication tools, the best data replication strategy and more.Continue Reading

• Business continuity planning methodology quiz

  Test your knowledge of business continuity with our business continuity planning methodology quiz.Continue Reading

• Emergency management planning: What business continuity professionals need to know

  Learn about what goes into emergency management planning including activities, standards and best practices.Continue Reading

• A free disaster recovery template for conducting a physical assessment of your DR facilities

  Download our free disaster recovery template to learn how to conduct a physical assessment of your disaster recovery facilities.Continue Reading

• Fire suppression systems and your data center disaster recovery plan

  Fire suppression systems are important to have in case of a fire. Learn about the pros and cons of the most popular fire suppression systems in this tip.Continue Reading

• A disaster recovery planning guide for beginners

  In this disaster recovery planning guide, we've got the best tips to get you started with your DR plan.Continue Reading

• Virtual machine replication best practices

  In part two of our guide on virtualization and disaster recovery, learn about virtual machine replication best practices.Continue Reading

• Emergency notification systems in business disaster recovery planning

  In this tip, learn about different emergency notification system options for your DR plan.Continue Reading

• Small business disaster recovery planning strategies

  In this tip, learn about essential disaster recovery strategies and tools for better DR planning.Continue Reading

• Top five free disaster recovery plan templates

  Check out our compilation of the top five free disaster recovery (DR) plan templates. Download our free templates and then read our DR plan template guides.Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery plan testing primer: Test to fail

  Disaster recovery testing is highly valued among standards and DR/BC organizations, but these tests are only effective if you perform them correctly.Continue Reading

• Emergency power systems in data center disaster recovery planning

  Learn how to choose the best emergency power system for your data center disaster recovery plan.Continue Reading

• How do IT disaster recovery plans for an earthquake disaster differ from preparing for other disaste

  Steven Ross explains how DR planning for earthquakes differs from preparing for other disasters in this expert response.Continue Reading

• Five steps to a business impact analysis in disaster recovery planning: BIA 101

  Follow these five steps for a better business impact analysis in your disaster recovery plan.Continue Reading

• Factoring VoIP into your disaster recovery plan

  Paul Kirvan, independent disaster recovery and business continuity expert, answers some commonly asked questions about disaster recovery and VoIP in this Q&A.Continue Reading

• A disaster recovery budget template: A free download and guide

  Read our step-by-step disaster recovery budget process guide, and then download our free disaster recovery budget template.Continue Reading

• A guide to planning and controlling your disaster recovery budget

  In this guide on DR planning, learn how to plan your budget, who should be involved, and then download our free IT DR planning budget template.Continue Reading

• Information security policies and disaster recovery professionals: What you need to know

  It's important for the information security department and DR professionals to work together in a company for added security and data protection. Learn the proper steps you need to take in this tip.Continue Reading

• IT disaster recovery (DR) planning: A guide on developing and refining your DR plan

  Learn everything you need to know about IT disaster recovery (DR) planning, and how to develop and refine your DR plan, in our free guide.Continue Reading

• The H1N1 pandemic and IT disaster recovery planning: Lessons learned

  Although the H1N1 virus hasn't hit the United States as hard as expected, there were many lessons learned for disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC) planners.Continue Reading

• Local area network disaster recovery tutorial: Redundant power systems and planning key for LAN DR

  Avoid or mitigate common local area network (LAN) disasters by identifying likely failure points, building redundant systems, and stocking replacement equipment. Here's what you need in a LAN disaster recovery plan.Continue Reading

• A guide to creating a business impact analysis for business continuity planning purposes

  A business impact analysis (BIA) is an important part of your business continuity plan. Learn how to create a business impact analysis in our top five tips collection.Continue Reading

• VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager disaster recovery best practices

  In this tutorial on SRM disaster recovery best practices, learn what you need in place to use SRM, how to test and execute your DR plans and if SRM is a good fit for your DR strategy.Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery costs: Making testing and planning cost-effective

  DR can often seem daunting to many storage administrators because of its cost. Here are nine ways you can get more cost-effective disaster recovery.Continue Reading

• Business risk assessments in IT disaster recovery planning

  Business risk assessments are an important factor in IT disaster recovery (DR) planning. Learn how they can help organizations identify and reduce potential threats, and ensure business continuity (BC).Continue Reading

• Five key business continuity technologies to support BC planning in 2010

  Read about the five most important technologies you should have in your data storage environment to help with BC/DR planning in 2010.Continue Reading

• Developing a small business disaster recovery plan: Disaster recovery procedures for SMBs

  Learn how to develop a disaster recovery procedure for your SMB and how to get started with DR planning.Continue Reading

• What are the hidden threats, if any, in a disaster recovery (DR)/business continuity (BC) plan?

  Harvey Betan explains the hidden threats organizations may encounter in their DR and BC plans in this ask the expert response.Continue Reading

• The importance of incident response plans in disaster recovery

  Incident response plans are essential in DR and BC because they give added protection to sensitive company data. But many companies do not have one.Continue Reading

• What is a business impact analysis (BIA) and how can it benefit my disaster recovery (DR) plan?

  Harvey Betan explains what a business impact analysis is and how it can benefit disaster recovery plans in this ATE.Continue Reading

• Business continuity plan auditing best practices

  Follow these guidelines and advice when auditing your business continuity plan to ensure a successful audit.Continue Reading

• Acquiring key personnel to maintain and update your disaster recovery plan

  Your organization must have the right group of people who will work together to choose the right tools to properly maintain and update your DR plan.Continue Reading

• Creating a pandemic response for your disaster recovery plan

  As more and more people are affected by the H1N1 flu, companies need to include a pandemic response into their DR plans.Continue Reading

• How to prepare and plan for a pandemic disaster

  Learn how to prepare, plan and recover from a pandemic disaster in this latest podcast with Paul Kirvan.Continue Reading

• What's the difference between a disaster recovery plan and a business continuity plan?

  Kevin Beaver describes the difference between disaster recovery and business continuity planning in this ask the expert response.Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery plan basics: Updating and reviewing DR plans

  Each organization must decide when it is right to review and update their disaster recovery (DR) plan, but how do you know when it's right for your company?Continue Reading

• Easy ways for SMBs to improve their disaster recovery and pandemic plans

  It's important not to fall behind on DR and pandemic planning, or your company may be at risk for unnecessary disasters.Continue Reading

• Is your disaster recovery (DR) plan out of date?

  Although many organizations initially implement DR plans, many neglect to update critical information to keep them running smoothly.Continue Reading

• The importance of workforce continuity in a disaster recovery plan

  Strong workforce continuity is important to have in a disaster recovery (DR) plan. Companies must prepare employees for disasters in order for a DR plan to run smoothly.Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery essentials: E-Guide on DR planning and testing strategies

  Our special E-Guide will help you hone your disaster recovery (DR) skills, find the gaps in your DR strategy and help build an effective testing plan.Continue Reading

• Twelve tips for business continuity management in a recession

  Follow these 12 tips for the most successful business continuity management during a recession.Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery planning fundamentals: DR testing basics

  A disaster recovery plan is useless unless your company goes through the right steps to test it.Continue Reading

• How often should I conduct a disaster recovery (DR) test?

  Kevin Beaver discusses how often companies should conduct disaster recover tests in this Ask the Expert responseContinue Reading

• Disaster recovery strategies: Eight tips for better DR planning

  Achieving more reliable disaster recovery is still a challenge for most organizations. Learn eight tips for better DR planning in this tip.Continue Reading

• Monitoring and managing recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs)

  Jeff Boles talks about how to monitor and manage recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs) in this ask the expert response.Continue Reading

• Recovery time objective and recovery point objective in disaster recovery planning

  Learn about the difference between recovery time objective and recovery point objective in DR planning.Continue Reading

• Change management in disaster recovery and business continuity planning

  Change management is an important process for business continuity and disaster recovery planning for several reasons. Learn about change management best practices and its role in BC/DR planning.Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery team planning: Guidelines on DR roles and training

  With the amount of standards surrounding business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR), the roles personnel play in planning need to be established. Learn guidelines for establishing disaster recovery roles and training.Continue Reading

• Data center emergency power strategies in disaster recovery planning

  Despite all the precautions you can take to provide uninterrupted power to your data center, situations can occur that threaten your center's continued operations. Learn about emergency power strategies in disaster recovery planning.Continue Reading

• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Disaster Recovery Manager best practices

  Learn about IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Disaster Recovery Manager and how to set it up to automate disaster recovery and reduce the complexity of media management.Continue Reading

• Swine flu and pandemic planning

  How will swine flu affect your business? We've compiled our recent news and expert advice on the swine flu and pandemic planning here for your convenience.Continue Reading

• The swine flu outbreak: Business continuity and disaster recovery planning for a pandemic

  This article looks at how swine flu may impact your organization and offers practical advice on how to mitigate the impact on your organization.Continue Reading

• Risk management for disaster recovery planning

  Disaster recovery (DR) planning is typically driven by risk management. This tip focuses on mitigating some of the risks associated with data and storage.Continue Reading

• Developing a disaster recovery plan for virtual machines: A tutorial

  Learn about the various approaches to facilitating disaster recovery in a virtual machine environment, such as VMware Site Recovery Manager and backup software packages.Continue Reading