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Can You Afford Business Continuity Planning?

KingsBridge BCP

Really, you don’t have a choice but to afford Business Continuity Planning. Admittedly, plans do not come free. But the costs to your business will be much lower than if you have to clean up after a disaster and don’t have a plan. Why You Need a Plan. Building a Business Continuity Plan.

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What needs to be included in a business continuity plan checklist?

SRM

A few months ago, a global pandemic with the capacity to bring the world to a standstill was almost unthinkable. Those with high-level business continuity plans in place will be putting elements of these into action. Business Continuity Plan Checklist . Business Continuity Plan (BCP).

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How to prepare your business to deal with an emergency this summer

CCEM Strategies

From storms triggering electrical outages to droughts and heat domes that can contribute to wildfires (which in turn can cause poor air quality), all these hazards have the potential to cause detrimental impacts to your organization. So, it’s important your emergency and continuity management program addresses summer hazards.

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Making Business Continuity affordable

KingsBridge BCP

Really, you don’t have a choice but to afford Business Continuity Planning. While plans aren't free, the costs to your business will be much lower than if you have to clean up after a disaster when you don't have a plan. Without a Business Continuity Plan, you won’t have three years… Convinced?

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Why Every BC Professional Should Become a Gap Hunter

MHA Consulting

Capacity limitations. We often see that efforts to recover critical apps are derailed by limitations in computing or storage capacity. In today’s environment, you cannot just go out and buy capacity. Sorting out such problems can take hours if not days, an expensive proposition if the issue is prolonging an outage.

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What to do to your business before and after winter weather strikes

Disaster Safety

Activate your business continuity plan. Monitor your roof’s snow load to ensure it does not exceed its maximum capacity. In case of a power outage, use your generator. Designate times for key staff members to call into conference calls for situation overviews. After a winter event. Vintage color tone style.

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The Ocado fire – when disaster recovery becomes real

IT Governance BC

Any downtime can be unacceptable given the pace of modern life, so it is essential for organisations to plan for disaster. Business continuity planning and disaster recovery planning. However, no organisation can afford to think it is safe, and ought to make plans for both business continuity and disaster recovery.