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BCM Basics: the Difference Between Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

MHA Consulting

Defining BC and IT/DR Business continuity (BC) is informally used as an umbrella term encompassing both business continuity and IT disaster recovery. Sometimes the form business continuity management (BCM) is used. The larger point is, this is the zone where BC and IT/DR meet.

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Why is so hard to engage an IT Organization???

Stratogrid Advisory

The conclusion was that to be successful and effective, Business Continuity Planning must be an organization-wide activity. It involves the collaboration of all business functions and all departments. I spoke with many Business Continuity Professionals, and this seems to be the case in many organizations.

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Why is so hard to engage an IT Organization???

Stratogrid Advisory

The conclusion was that to be successful and effective, Business Continuity Planning must be an organization-wide activity. It involves the collaboration of all business functions and all departments. I spoke with many Business Continuity Professionals, and this seems to be the case in many organizations.

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What is a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)?

Stratogrid Advisory

The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is a cornerstone of the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program. It is an activity that will identify mission-critical business functions, processes or services in your organization, and the resources required to timely recover those activities.

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The Best Disaster Recovery Practices for Organizations of All Sizes

Solutions Review

In that event, businesses require a disaster recovery plan with best practices to restore hardware, applications, and data in time to meet the business recovery needs. What is a Disaster Recovery Plan? Identify critical software applications, hardware, and data required to run a data recovery plan.

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Everything You Need to Know About Business Continuity Plans

Erwood Group

Business Continuity Plan Governance (sometimes omitted if in a Business Continuity Charter). Business Continuity Statement. Business Continuity Plan Introduction. Plan Activation. Business Continuity Planning Committee. Business Impact Analysis Key Findings. Critical Recovery Timelines.

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The 28 Best Backup and Disaster Recovery Software for 2022

Solutions Review

Backup and recovery technology is also steadily advancing; as detailed in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Data Center Backup and Recovery Solutions, “by 2022, 40 percent of organizations will replace their backup applications from what they deployed at the beginning of 2018.”