MHA Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2023

In today’s post, we’ll lay out what these domains are, reveal which ones tend to get overlooked, and explain how knowing about the domains can help business continuity professionals reduce their organizations’ risks and bolster their resilience. Exactly what those domains are will be detailed in a moment.

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Castellan

JANUARY 10, 2022

This is part 2 of a two-part series exploring the resilience movement, how it can positively impact modern business, and the roles executives and key stakeholders play in ensuring operational resilience while managing efficiencies and adapting to changing environments with an expanding threat landscape. So where do you begin?

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MHA Consulting

MARCH 9, 2023

We write a lot about BIAs in our blog and ebooks, and no wonder: the business impact analysis is the cornerstone of a sound business continuity program. Comparing the value of different business processes and departments is like comparing apples to oranges (also, pears, grapes, pineapples, and bananas).

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Erwood Group

MARCH 20, 2023

Did you know that 60% of small businesses that suffer a cyberattack will shut down within six months? That’s a sobering statistic that underscores the importance of having a solid disaster recovery plan in place. Learn about the 10 Disaster Recovery Plan Mistakes to Avoid for Your Business.

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Pure Storage

JULY 7, 2022

Complexity tends to make everything harder, riskier, and more expensive. Think of a car engine: The more interconnected parts it has, the more avenues there are for engine failure, the more safeguards it needs to keep running, and the more likely it is to need service. What You Can Do to Reduce Complexity for Cloud Security.

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Castellan

JULY 15, 2021

That’s why it’s critically important to test, exercise, and document your business continuity and disaster recovery plans frequently. In a recent blog post, we talked about a gamut of issues relating to exercises including the top 10 considerations for success. Let’s do that now. Sounds counterintuitive, right?

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Security Industry Association

AUGUST 14, 2023

No matter what position, company or industry you are in, you will most likely find yourself having to network. Whether you are just starting your career, don’t quite feel comfortable at networking events just yet or are a seasoned pro, the SIA RISE Steering Committee has compiled some of our best tips and tricks for your next event!

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Pure Storage

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Customer Success through Data Storage Innovation by Pure Storage Blog After being named A Leader for the 10th year in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Primary Storage, as well as A Leader for the third year in the 2023 Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed File Systems & Object Storage , we thought it was important to reflect on this recognition.

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MHA Consulting

MARCH 2, 2023

Reducing risk is at the heart of everything we do as business continuity professionals. This week’s blog post will spell out the key concepts relating to this all-important goal; call it “The Ultimate Guide to Residual Risk.” Inherent risk is the danger intrinsic to any business activity or operation.

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Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 22, 2022

If you’re thinking about buying software for your business continuity roll out, this bulletin discusses what you have to be aware of and be ready to deal with before you make the plunge. The same amount of thought has to go into the planning of the role out and configuring the system.

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Pure Storage

JUNE 27, 2022

In the storage industry today, everyone is talking about delivering a service. I’ve previously written about subscriptions vs. as-a-service models.1 As-a-service starts with monitoring, SLOs, and SLAs: You can’t deliver a service without monitoring and being held to a promised outcome. Pure’s Capacity Management Guarantee .

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Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

This is my last bulletin of the year so I thought I would share some ideas with you about a subject I have been thinking about a lot. As part of the Glasgow Caledonian University MSc Module that I teach, there is a short section on the history of business continuity. It also spawned the work area recovery business.

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Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 22, 2022

If you’re thinking about buying software for your business continuity roll out, this bulletin discusses what you have to be aware of and be ready to deal with before you make the plunge. The same amount of thought has to go into the planning of the role out and configuring the system.

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BMC

DECEMBER 15, 2022

As businesses continue to adapt their operational models for post-pandemic planning, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives are becoming more important for present and future employees, stakeholders, and customers. Sustainability is defined across three dimensions: social, economic, and environmental.

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Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

This week I discuss the importance of contingency planning. The news this morning was that the government is going to take 10 days to implement its plan for all incoming non-British travellers to quarantine in a hotel for 10 days. Why did they not anticipate that a quarantine scheme might be needed?

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Pure Storage

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Cybersecurity Awareness Month—a time to raise awareness on a national level about the importance of cybersecurity—is wrapping up this week. Following are a few highlights from the recent Q&A session I had with Littman, where we talked about the clinic system’s ransomware experience and the lessons that were learned:*.

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BCP Builder

MAY 18, 2020

Is a Cloud Server the best solution to decrease the time to recovery for small and medium businesses? IT service continuity management is an essential element in your solution considerations. You must test the service for its fault tolerance and recoverability should your data become permanently unavailable.

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BCP Builder

MAY 18, 2020

Is a Cloud Server the best solution to decrease the time to recovery for small and medium businesses? IT service continuity management is an essential element in your solution considerations. You must test the service for its fault tolerance and recoverability should your data become permanently unavailable. Governance and SLAs.

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On Solve

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Demand for the use of AI and machine learning to deal with the unexpected, anticipate potential risks and forecast future actions will only continue to grow. Demand for the use of AI and machine learning to deal with the unexpected, anticipate potential risks and forecast future actions will only continue to grow.

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Reciprocity

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Organizations often view their websites as simple business cards that give customers information. Now, you’re probably thinking, “I just post free knitting patterns, so why would a hacker care about my website?” Why Would a Hacker Want to Exploit a Corporate Website? What Are Corporate Website Vulnerabilities?

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 19, 2015

This week Charlie discusses the lessons learned from media scandals and how businesses should deal with similar incidents. I thought for this week’s blog I would read through the report by Alexis Jay OBE titled “Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham”. I thought this week I would comment on an item in the news.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 19, 2015

This week Charlie discusses the lessons learned from media scandals and how businesses should deal with similar incidents. I thought for this week’s blog I would read through the report by Alexis Jay OBE titled “Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham”. I thought this week I would comment on an item in the news.

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Business Continuity Government Media Consulting 52

Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

I thought this week we might take a break from talking about the coronavirus (COVID-19), as every man, woman and consultant seems to be posting their thoughts, response actions and checklist on social media and on business continuity websites. So, if you need more COVID-19 guidance there is lots of it out there.

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