Preparing for Threats through Risk Assessment A successful business continuity plan involves preparing for the unexpected. No one ever wants to overindulge in negativity, yet it is only practical to be realistic in this day and age of untimely disasters. A major...
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Budgeting for Disaster Recovery
Strategic budgeting ensures availability of essentials in the event of a disaster Understanding all the changes that could become an integral part of daily business operations is vital to the success of any business continuity plan. It is important for the management...
Data Backup vs Data Storage Archives
Online data storage comes in two main flavors: data backup and data storage archive. Which is right for you? What is Data Backup Data backup is a regularly scheduled update of local data to the offsite server. It also provides retention of older versions of the local...
Firewalls Passé?
Dr. Arquilla makes that case that “we should be putting an end to our primary reliance on firewalls.”
7.8 Magnitude Shakeout Earthquake Drill
What would you do if your neighborhood was struck by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake? Well, today the citizens of Southern California might have a better idea of what they would do after yesterday's United States Geological Survey's (USGS) shakeout earthquake drill. USGS...
Natural Disaster Threat Maps
Inspired by the series of minimal earthquakes we've experienced in Dallas over the past 2 days, I have compiled a list of maps showing the level of threat faced across the United States from the following naturally occurring threats: Earthquake Flood Hurricane...
mJobTime Systems: Server Backup enabled production through Hurricane Rita
In September 2005, less than one month after Katrina, Hurricane Rita loomed on the horizon, threatening an already tattered Gulf Coast economy. But well before knowing when his Business Continuity Plan would be put to the test, Mike Soniat, President of mJobTime...