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Four steps to build a more transparent and resilient supply chain through risk management

IBM Business Resiliency

With leaner supply chain management techniques and approaches like outsourcing, offshoring, just-in-time inventory and vendor managed inventory, disruption has worldwide consequences. COVID-19 highlighted this issue of supply chain vulnerability for leaders. Today’s supply chains are high-performing, globalized machines.

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DBaaS or DIY? Build versus Buy Comparison

Pure Storage

A DIY setup will require additional CAPEX and OPEX resources, such as servers, a new topology design, and more developers and support staff to prepare the required database capacity. Outsourcing staff considerations also neatly sidesteps the challenge of employee retention in the highly competitive software developer market.

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It’s OK, it’s in the Cloud: Lessons from the OVH Cloud Data Centre Fire

Plan B Consulting

The fire and impact: The fire OVHcloud had in their data centre campus in Strasburg, reminds us, that just because we have put our applications in place or have bought software that is hosted in the cloud, we are still vulnerable to IT outages. The fire took six hours to put out which shows how substantial it was!

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It’s OK, it’s in the Cloud: Lessons from the OVH Cloud Data Centre Fire

Plan B Consulting

The fire and impact: The fire OVHcloud had in their data centre campus in Strasburg, reminds us, that just because we have put our applications in place or have bought software that is hosted in the cloud, we are still vulnerable to IT outages. The fire took six hours to put out which shows how substantial it was!

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Tips for Managing Third-Party Risk in Health Care

Reciprocity

And that suffering now extends far beyond the potential for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA ) regulatory non-compliance brought on by lost or stolen data; instead, the breaches affect healthcare organizations’ capacity to function and pose a risk to patient safety. ZenRisk is Your Third-Party Risk Expert.

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33 Data Protection Predictions from 19 Experts for 2024

Solutions Review

As these directives take effect, businesses will be made to share with their partners and suppliers early identifications of system vulnerabilities or face fines. It is a common topic and one I believe means VARs need to clearly understand what they can deliver themselves, and what they need to outsource.

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

It will increase an organization's awareness of threats and vulnerabilities, which will help management make informed decisions. Contact information (Organizational chart ) - A responsibility of the Talent Management (HR) department (internal contacts), IT department (outsourced applications contacts) and vendor management department.