Disaster recovery planning - management

The planning phase is crucial to the success of any disaster recovery (DR) initiative. This topic section provides administrators with up-to-date news and how-to information about the personnel, staffing, training and documentation needs related to DR. In addition, this section discusses the best practices for mitigating risks, analyzing potential business impacts, personnel issues, documentation, change control and performing RTO and RPO assessments.

May 17, 2021 17 May'21
Titan HST says emergency comms usage shifted during pandemic

Vic Merjanian, CEO of emergency mass communication platform vendor Titan HST, says the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the technological push toward a contactless world.
April 26, 2021 26 Apr'21
What's on 2021's data protection conference calendar

Curious about data protection conferences in the coming months? This roundup details dates and topic areas for 2021 events covering backup and disaster recovery.
April 02, 2021 02 Apr'21
Castellan Solutions says COVID-19 forced BCDR rethink

COVID-19 caught organizations flat-footed in terms of business continuity, and new challenges will arise as vaccines are distributed, according to Castellan Solutions' CEO and COO.
January 19, 2021 19 Jan'21
Everbridge CTO details critical event management 'wake-up call'

Everbridge CTO Imad Mouline discusses how the coronavirus pandemic changed his company and businesses around the world, plus how organizations can improve crisis management.

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What is risk mitigation?

Risk mitigation is a strategy to prepare for and lessen the effects of threats faced by a business. Continue Reading
fault-tolerant

Fault-tolerant technology is a capability of a computer system, electronic system or network to deliver uninterrupted service, despite one or more of its components failing. Continue Reading
Backup scheduling best practices to ensure availability

For daily work files, databases and mission-critical systems and data, the more frequent the backup, the better. But how often should you back up all your data? Continue Reading

Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.

Top 10 ransomware targets in 2021 and beyond

One in three organizations suffered ransomware attacks in a single year, according to research. And, while some industries are taking particularly hard hits, no one is safe. Continue Reading
Organizational resilience questionnaire for recovery teams

Following organizational resiliency standards such as ISO and BSI can prepare organizations for disaster. These questions provide a starting point to validate OR readiness. Continue Reading
Guide to business continuity and pandemic planning

This guide explains the enterprise impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and how business continuity planning keeps organizations safe and in operation. Continue Reading

Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.

Prepare and conduct a ransomware tabletop exercise

Tabletop exercises help organizations practice response and recovery, but one size doesn't fit all. For ransomware attacks, use this template to create a targeted exercise. Continue Reading
IT risk assessment template (with free download)

Risk assessments are a critical part of a disaster recovery plan. Find out how to prepare a risk assessment and then download the included free template to create one. Continue Reading
Ransomware questions to ask for optimal backup protection

Are you asking the right questions about ransomware? Here are some questions for backup admins and IT teams that can help keep backups safe in a ransomware attack. Continue Reading

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Build a BCDR employee training program for peak resilience

A BCDR training program teaches employees key skills, such as how to conduct risk assessments, coordinate emergency response with first responders and restore business processes. Continue Reading
Combine business continuity and crisis management practices

Together, business continuity and crisis management procedures help an organization prepare for the worst. But careful planning is key. Continue Reading
Use APIs to create a custom disaster recovery report

The right set of PowerShell commands and API calls can go a long way to build and customize a disaster recovery report. Learn how with these steps. Continue Reading