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• 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

• Hot site disaster recovery testing

  Jon Toigo of Toigo Partners International discusses specific considerations for hot-site disaster recovery testing in this Expert Answer.Continue Reading

• Using storage virtualization to simplify disaster recovery tests

  Independent disaster recovery expert Jon Toigo discusses how storage virtualization can simplify disaster recovery tests in this Expert Answer.Continue Reading

• Assessing and building disaster recovery team competence

  Business continuity management system success depends on the competence of disaster recovery team members, as Paul Kirvan discusses in this tip.Continue Reading

• Integrating business continuity management system into an organization

  Your business continuity management system must be accepted by your organization, and its policies and procedures embedded into the firm's operations.Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery test frequency

  Independent disaster recovery expert Jon Toigo discusses how frequently disaster recovery testing should occur in this Expert Answer.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

• Optimizing document management systems for business continuity

  Managing business continuity management systems requires separate document management systems.Continue Reading

• Today's biggest DR testing mistakes (and how to avoid them)

  Get all those cooks out of your kitchen. One of many DR testing mistakes is that too many people take part in the test and waste precious time.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

• Planning and performing linear disaster recovery tests

  In this Expert Answer, Jon Toigo offers insight on how disaster recovery tests can be simplified and made more effective.Continue Reading