Tips

Tips

• Supply chain management checklist for BC/DR practitioners

  Use our supply chain management checklist to protect your organization from vendors who may not be able to maintain normal operations after a disaster.  Continue Reading

• What disaster recovery practitioners need to know about business interruption insurance

  When working on business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR), review your organization’s business interruption insurance coverage.  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

• What you should know about local area network disaster recovery

  Local area network disaster recovery planning is frequently overlooked, although many IT functions rely on the local network.  Continue Reading

• Using the Corporate Emergency Access System to ensure access to your business after a disaster

  By participating in the Corporate Emergency Access System (CEAS) program, your organization could get faster access to your facilities following a disaster.  Continue Reading

• Emergency response notification systems and BCM software: An overview

  Learn about BCM software & emergency notification systems that can make it easier to use a BC plan.  Continue Reading

• A look at ISO 22301, a new global business continuity management standard

  The new ISO 22301 business continuity standard is important for business continuity planners. Learn about how ISO 22301 can help your organization.  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

• A look at VMware vSphere Replication for Site Recovery Manager 5

  Learn how to use the features of VMware’s Site Recovery Manager (SRM), which provides an automated solution for failover of virtual server environments to a recovery site.  Continue Reading

• A primer on business continuity management systems

  Learn how to navigate the requirements of business continuity management systems in this tip.  Continue Reading

• SMB disaster recovery best practices

  SMB disaster recovery isn't always easy, but following some key disaster recovery best practices is a good start.  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

• How to use business continuity software in BC management operations

  Learn the pros and cons of using business continuity software and how to integrate it into your business continuity management operations.  Continue Reading

• Unshackling disaster recovery with WAN optimization products

  Learn about WAN optimization products specifically aimed at improving DR, and what you need to have in place before you deploy WAN optimization.  Continue Reading

• The advantages of server virtualization for disaster recovery

  Learn about the disadvantages and advantages of server virtualization as part of your disaster recovery strategy.  Continue Reading

• New replication solutions needed for file growth explosion

  In Tony Asaro's latest Storage magazine column, learn how traditional backup and recovery approaches aren't going to be able to keep up with the pace of new file storage growth.  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

• Choosing a disaster recovery service provider for SMBs

  Many SMBs often turn to outside help for disaster recovery planning. Learn about the pros and cons of disaster recover service providers in this collection of tips.  Continue Reading

• Assessing your disaster recovery readiness with specialized tools

  Learn how disaster recovery readiness tools can help you document your IT environment, automate the discovery of hardware and software and, ultimately, improve your DR readiness.  Continue Reading

• Any-point-in-time technologies: A better data protection strategy?

  By leveraging data backup technologies like any-point-in-time copies, you can improve your data protection strategy and recover from a disaster more quickly.  Continue Reading

• A comparison of today's business continuity standards

  More business continuity standards are being added to an already crowded playing field. Learn how to determine which ones are most useful for your organization in this tip.  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

• How to choose the best data replication product: A checklist

  Learn how to choose the best data replication product and print out our free, downloadable checklist.  Continue Reading

• Array-based and network-based replication

  In the first part of our series on data replication techniques, you learned about the differences between asynchronous vs. synchronous replication. In part two, you will learn about array-based replication and network-based replication.  Continue Reading

• Data replication solutions: Host-based replication products

  In the previous part of our series on data replication techniques, you learned about the differences between array- and network-based replication. In part two, you will learn about the pros and cons of host-based replication products.  Continue Reading

• Using data dedupe technology as part of your disaster recovery strategy

  Data deduplication isn't just for backups anymore – learn how data dedupe technology can be an important part of your disaster recovery strategy.  Continue Reading

• Replication technologies: Asynchronous vs. synchronous replication

  In this first part of our series on data replication techniques, learn about the differences between asynchronous vs. synchronous replication, and the pros and cons of each technology.  Continue Reading

• Getting started with outsourcing disaster recovery sites

  Disaster recovery outsourcing can save you money, but follow these tips before you sign on the dotted line.  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

• Business continuity certification benefits and how to get certified

  Business continuity certification is often overlooked in organizations, but it has many benefits. Learn about the process of getting certified in the U.S. and how it can help your business.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise risk management and business continuity primer

  Enterprise risk management is an important aspect of BC planning. This tip will help you understand risks, threats and vulnerabilities to build a foundation for your work.  Continue Reading

• A look at Linux disaster recovery options

  Linux is essential in many businesses, and the need for Linux disaster recovery has grown. Here's a look at the most common disaster recovery options for Linux.  Continue Reading

• Successful business continuity exercises and creating exercise scripts

  A business continuity exercise takes team members through different disaster recovery scenarios to test if they are fully prepared for an emergency. This tip describes how to set up a successful BC exercise.  Continue Reading

• The impact of ISO 31000 risk management standard on business continuity

  Learn about the new of ISO 31000 risk management standard and how you can leverage it to improve your business continuity management program.  Continue Reading

• A different approach to your business continuity management program

  Explore another way to organize a business continuity management (BCM) plan -- with advance knowledge of the risks and outcomes to be addressed -- in this tip.  Continue Reading

• Top five disaster recovery and business continuity books

  Are you new to business continuity or want to brush up on best practices? Learn about the top five business continuity books for veterans and those new to the profession.  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

• Top 10 IT disaster recovery tips of 2010

  To help alleviate the problems that often arise with disaster recovery (DR) planning and testing, we've compiled our top 10 DR tips from 2010. Learn about cloud disaster recovery, DR maturity levels and more.  Continue Reading

• How dedupe technology fits into your business' disaster recovery plan

  Data deduplication is one of the hottest backup and recovery technologies. Learn how dedupe technology fits into your business' disaster recovery plan.  Continue Reading

• Business disaster recovery planning: How much is enough DR planning?

  A good disaster recovery plan is essential to restore an IT infrastructure in the event of a disaster. But be careful not to over-plan.  Continue Reading

• Hot sites and cold sites in disaster recovery planning

  Learn about the differences between hot sites and cold sites in disaster recovery planning in this tip.  Continue Reading

• Are cloud disaster recovery services viable for the enterprise?

  Learn about whether or not are cloud disaster recovery services are viable for your organization, and the pros and cons of public vs. private clouds.  Continue Reading

• Off-site disaster recovery: DR solutions for remote offices

  Learn how to find the right off-site disaster recovery solution for your remote or branch office.  Continue Reading

• Virtualization and disaster recovery: Technical considerations

  Learn the technical considerations for making virtualization and disaster recovery planning work together in this tip.  Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery strategies for virtual environments

  DR strategies can be deployed in virtualized environments if you have the time and money. Learn how to choose the best DR solution for your virtual environment in this tip.  Continue Reading

• Using storage clustering in disaster recovery environments

  Learn how to leverage clustered storage in your DR environment.  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 site requirements: Building your own DR site

  Take these physical, operational and functional concerns into consideration before you build your own recovery site.  Continue Reading

• Terrorism and counterterrorism awareness for business continuity planners

  Find out how terrorism and counterterrorism can impact your business continuity planning efforts.  Continue Reading

• Disaster preparedness and recovery for flood disasters: What DR planners need to know

  Floods pose a serious threat to companies, their IT infrastructure and their data. This tip offers advice on DR preparation specifically relating to floods.  Continue Reading

• Facilities management guidelines for business continuity professionals

  If facilities management is integrated with other aspects of disaster recovery and business continuity, disasters may be more easily resolved.  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

• Selecting a managed business continuity service provider

  In this tip, determine whether or not you need a managed BC service provider for BC/DR planning purposes and the steps to take to get the best results.  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

• IT disaster recovery preparation: A roadmap to DR readiness

  Learn about the most important things you need to do in order to fully prepare for disaster recovery in your data storage environment.  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

• Common pitfalls in disaster recovery procedures

  In this tip, read about the five most common pitfalls in disaster recovery procedures.  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

• Virtualization and disaster recovery: Best practices for disaster recovery planners

  The benefits of virtualization for disaster recovery are becoming more apparent for DR planners. Look at these key questions and best practices for virtualization and DR.  Continue Reading

• Leveraging WAN optimization to improve virtual disaster recovery

  In part two of this series, learn how WAN optimization can improve virtual DR, and learn how to determine whether or not WAN optimization is right for your company.  Continue Reading

• Applying disaster recovery concepts to your supply chain management process

  The supply chain management process is critical for many organizations today. This tip explores how DR concepts fit into your SCM process.  Continue Reading

• Develop a new virtualization strategy for disaster recovery

  In part one of this series, learn about the importance of building a virtualization-ready DR strategy with replication and WAN optimization.  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

• 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

• Disaster recovery checklists for a successful DR program

  In part two of this series, look at DR checklists on governance, HR materials, legal materials and more to help you organize a successful DR program.  Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery documentation: The ultimate disaster recovery checklists

  Keeping track of all your DR and BC tasks and activities can be overwhelming. Here's a compilation of DR checklists to assist in your DR documentation.  Continue Reading

• How to determine the appropriate failover disaster recovery site: hot, cold or warm

  Choosing between a hot, cold or warm disaster recovery site can be difficult for many storage administrators. This tip will help you decide which is right for your facility.  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

• 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

• 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 continuity/disaster recovery jobs and career strategies

  DR and BC professionals looking for work face tough challenges in this economy. Two BC/DR recruiters offer advice about what to do and what not to do when looking for work.  Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery technology considerations for smaller businesses: DR strategies for SMBs

  Learn about key disaster recovery technologies and strategies for SMBs.  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

• 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

• Evaluating your disaster recovery program's maturity level

  Although many organizations have a DR plan in place, many are not mature or extensive enough. Learn how to evaluate your DR program's maturity level.  Continue Reading

• The pros and cons of IT disaster recovery outsourcing

  Outsourcing DR is becoming a popular option for many companies because of its lower cost. Learn about the pros and cons of outsourcing DR in this tip.  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

• Top 10 IT disaster recovery planning tips of 2009

  Read about the top 10 disaster recovery tips from 2009. Learn about topics such as DR planning and testing, pandemic planning and outsourcing DR.  Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery best practices: Avoiding DR interdependency predicaments

  Keeping up with disaster recovery testing and planning can be difficult. Learn about the best practices to avoid DR interdependency predicaments.  Continue Reading

• Top five IT business continuity planning and management tips of 2009

  Read about the top five BC planning and management tips of 2009, and learn how to improve your BC management performance and how to manage BC during a recession.  Continue Reading

• Top 10 business continuity and disaster recovery management trends in 2009

  BC and DR continue to evolve and develop in data storage environments. Read about the top 10 BC and DR management trends from 2009.  Continue Reading

• Top five disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity tips for SMBs in 2009

  Many SMBs have a hard time fitting DR into their data backup plans. So we've compiled the top five DR and BC tips for SMBs in 2009.  Continue Reading

• Leveraging cloud computing for disaster recovery purposes

  Learn about cloud computing, how it can benefit disaster recovery and what you need to consider before implementing it into your DR plan.  Continue Reading

• Top five data storage and disaster recovery (DR) tips of 2009

  A compilation of our top five data storage and disaster recovery tips of 2009.  Continue Reading

• Implementing the National Incident Management System and Incident Command System in DR plans

  Discover the benefits of implementing the ICS and NIMS systems into your DR and BC plans.  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

• Mapping COBIT and ITIL to your IT disaster recovery process

  COBIT and ITIL are two frameworks that provide measurable controls to assist you in reviewing your DR process.  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

• 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

• Metrics for measuring business continuity management

  Metrics in tier one and tier two models can be used to measure business continuity performance, ensuring business processes are fulfilling company objectives.  Continue Reading

• IT disaster recovery and business continuity planning for non-catastrophic disasters

  It's equally important for companies to have a DR plan in place for both catastrophic and non-catastrophic events.  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 pros and cons of network-based data replication

  Learn about the pros and cons of network-based data replication for DR.  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

• 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