MHA Consulting

MARCH 14, 2024

Risk can never be eliminated but it can be mitigated. Enterprise Risk Management is the activity of identifying and mitigating the hazards that threaten an organization (definition from Strong Language: The MHA Glossary of Essential Business Continuity Terminology , available for free download with registration).

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Online Computers

MARCH 10, 2023

A business continuity plan (BCP) is a vital document that outlines the procedures and strategies an organization must follow to be able to continue operating in the event of an emergency or a disaster. These may include natural disasters, cyberattacks, power outages, supply chain disruptions, and more.

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Online Computers

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

But how can you be sure that your strategy to mitigate disasters will actually work? In the event of a disaster, you will need to have leaders who can take charge and make decisions. Your employees should be equipped with the skills and resources that will enable them to survive or carry on in the event of a disaster.

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NexusTek

MAY 15, 2023

In fact, over the course of a 3-year period, 96% of businesses can expect to experience at least one IT systems outage 1. Unexpected downtime can be caused by a variety of issues, such as power outages, weather emergencies, cyberattacks, software and equipment failures, pandemics, civil unrest, and human error.

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everbridge

JUNE 12, 2023

Recent years have been marked by a series of critical events that have challenged the resilience of organizations across the globe. From cyberattacks to natural disasters, these events have demonstrated the importance of strengthening organizational resilience.

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MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Follow these seven steps to implement a BC strategy that can help you swiftly recover your business processes in the event of an outage. A good BC strategy can help you swiftly recover your critical business processes in the event of a disruption, identify gaps that need to be remediated, and determine what training is necessary.

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Pure Storage

JULY 17, 2023

It’s the best way to have every chance at recovering after a security event. According to the strategy, investing in a resiliency architecture means: Reducing vulnerabilities in foundational technology—including critical infrastructure such as storage, which should be capable of tiered backups, immutable snapshots, and fast recovery times.

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Pure Storage

APRIL 30, 2024

Even with backups, it was six days before the energy company was able to get its systems up and running again. A viable NDRP is an essential component of any corporate risk mitigation program because it allows for rapid recovery from incidents that could otherwise lead to crippling business disruptions.

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IBM Business Resiliency

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

For a hyperconnected digital business, even a small disruptive event can ripple through the entire organization. Business continuity best practices suggest that backup sites be built at physically different locations, in different seismic zones. Today most businesses have BCDR plans.

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Disaster Safety

DECEMBER 23, 2021

This information will be important after an event when determining if there is too much snow on the roof. Discuss the systems exposure to winter weather and potential mitigation options. Avoiding a power outage can save a day or two of business interruption. Plan for emergency snow removal in event of heavy accumulation.

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Pure Storage

JULY 12, 2021

But even internally, an outage can be disastrous. To mitigate this, organizations need available recovery points to get back up and running quickly. If you don’t pay up, it will be up to you to get systems back online and recover data from whatever backup and restore solutions you have. Event logging and analytics layers.

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Solutions Review

MARCH 31, 2023

Solutions Review’s Tim King compiled this roundup of 45 World Backup Day quotes from 32 experts for 2023, part of our ongoing coverage of the enterprise storage and data protection market. World Backup Day quotes have been vetted for relevance and ability to add business value.

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LogisManager

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

As a result, you’ll be able to better allocate the necessary resources and ensure that backup strategies are in place to maintain basic operations following a loss or outage. Housing everything in one centralized program allows you to quickly and easily navigate to the right resources amidst an emergency event.

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MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Assistant Continuity Manager: The backup to the Business Continuity Manager. and how these should be implemented to ensure a swift, effective response in the event of a disruption? The roles that should be represented on a company’s BCM team change over time depending on the maturity of the program. Business and Disaster Recovery.

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Pure Storage

AUGUST 30, 2023

Such outages can cripple operations, erode customer trust, and result in financial losses. How to Build Resilience against the Risks of Operational Complexity Mitigation: Adopt a well-defined cloud strategy that accounts for redundancy and failover mechanisms. Consider the long-term benefits of improved efficiency and reduced risks.

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Online Computers

JANUARY 20, 2022

Its purpose is to ensure that critical functions can be restored quickly in case of unplanned events or emergencies, such as fires, floods, terrorist attacks, power outages, or data breaches. These events tend to threaten a wider scope of people and organizations, and may put many businesses out of commission for long periods of time.

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Zerto

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

This year we had three spine-tingling tales that covered everything from hardware failures and human errors to ominous outages, monstrous migrations, and a blindsiding bioterrorism attack! Backups from January were restored to 3, but the Robocopy job sought Server 1. Beware false comforts; verify backups thoroughly.

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Erwood Group

JANUARY 28, 2024

Additional threats such as cyber-related events, supply chain disruptions, and human-related incidents are equally critical. This is true regardless of whether the cause is a natural disaster or another event causing a disruption such as a technological issue, loss of personnel, or even loss or disruption to a key supplier.

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Solutions Review

MARCH 16, 2022

The editors at Solutions Review have compiled this list of the best backup and restore courses and online training to consider. The growing importance of backup and restore best practices and techniques for maintaining business continuity are becoming paramount in the enterprise. Veeam Backup & Replication Beginner to Advanced.

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Zerto

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The world has become increasingly reliant on access to data and digital services, and prolonged outages may cost your organization lost business, impaired productivity and irreparable reputation damage. Even the largest public clouds experience outages as seen in recent news events. Your Data is Your Responsibility.

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Erwood Group

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Application: Predictive analytics enables organizations to rapidly assess risks and proactively implement measures to mitigate the impact of potential disruptions. Application: In the event of a cybersecurity breach, AI automates the identification, containment, and eradication of threats, reducing response time.

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Zerto

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As such, organizational leaders must thoroughly understand these terms: their similarities and differences, and how to leverage them to safeguard their business operations from threats and disruptive events. It also documents existing strategies and measures already in place to mitigate the impact of said risks.

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AWS Disaster Recovery

APRIL 27, 2021

Earlier, we were able to restore from the backup but wanted to improve availability further. We built a pilot light using point-in-time backups for data stores, cross-Region Amazon RDS read replicas , cross-Region Amazon S3 replication , and AWS CloudFormation templates. Decoupling integrations using event-driven design patterns.

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Zerto

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The world has become increasingly reliant on access to data and digital services, and prolonged outages may cost your organization lost business, impaired productivity and irreparable reputation damage. Even the largest public clouds experience outages as seen in recent news events. Your Data is Your Responsibility.

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AWS Disaster Recovery

APRIL 5, 2021

This helps them prepare for disaster events, which is one of the biggest challenges they can face. Such events include natural disasters like earthquakes or floods, technical failures such as power or network loss, and human actions such as inadvertent or unauthorized modifications. Scope of impact for a disaster event.

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Pure Storage

APRIL 13, 2022

Knowing that you have a backup in place provides peace of mind that you can keep your business moving forward. But having to wait hours, days, or—let’s face it—weeks in some cases for a backup to restore can cause significant pain to the operation of the business. So how fast is the FlashArray//C and NetBackup solution?

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Zerto

AUGUST 18, 2022

These events could be man-made (industrial sabotage, cyber-attacks, workplace violence) or natural disasters (pandemics, hurricanes, floods), etc. It is a strategy designed to help businesses continue operating with minimal disruption during a disruptive event. Business Continuity Plan vs. Disaster Recovery Plan.

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Erwood Group

MARCH 20, 2023

A disaster can take many forms, such as: A cyber attack A natural disaster like a flood or earthquake A power outage A disaster recovery plan is a critical component of a business continuity plan or BCP meaning it’s essential for ensuring the survival of a business in the event of a crisis. This can have severe consequences.

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Zerto

JANUARY 17, 2023

To help mitigate against ransomware attacks, organizations need to not only carefully identify which applications should be refactored but consider the integration of data protection solutions early on. Backup to a Cloud Bucket. This means that applications are born protected. Disaster Recovery & Data Protection All-In-One.

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Solutions Review

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Forthcoming legislation such as the EU’s NIS2 Directive and the Cyber Resilience Act will impose more stringent standards for cyber protection and establish clear reporting timelines in the event of a breach. If the AI detects unusual activity, it can respond autonomously to increase their level of protection.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Regardless of their nature, weather-related events that cause havoc in our communities, pandemics that can wipe us out, or cyber-related incidents that can potentially shut-down our technology, these events require us to be more resilient. Business Continuity is not a data backup. Why did we write this guide?

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Regardless of their nature, weather-related events that cause havoc in our communities, pandemics that can wipe us out, or cyber-related incidents that can potentially shut-down our technology, these events require us to be more resilient. The truth is that many organizations are not ready to deal with unexpected events.

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