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• Conducting a tabletop exercise for disaster recovery testing

  Paul Kirvan discusses whether a tabletop exercise is sufficient for disaster recovery testing and issues that tabletop exercises should address. Continue Reading

• Call center disaster recovery testing best practices

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

• 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

• Preparing for an audit using ISO 22301

  Paul Kirvan recommends using ISO 22301 for a baseline audit of your business continuity program in this tip. Continue Reading

• Business continuity and disaster recovery policy statement templates

  Paul Kirvan explains why you need a program for developing a business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery policy in this tip. 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

• Virtualizing business continuity and disaster recovery activities

  Given the growing popularity of virtualization, it makes sense to consider virtualizing business continuity and disaster recovery activities.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

• 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

• Prepare for a data center resilience assessment

  Your data center must be resilient to threats like hurricanes and tornadoes. Paul Kirvan offers tips to conduct a data center resilience assessment.Continue Reading

• Integrate mobile communications technology into BC/DR activities

  Paul Kirvan discusses how to incorporate mobile devices such as smartphones into your business continuity and disaster recovery plans.Continue Reading