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09 Nov 2009Have you thought about business continuity metrics?
Either way, here's a good set of business continuity metrics worth checking out. Something that's sorely missing from many plans...that is, where plans even exist....
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30 Oct 2009
You’d think Twitter would have the means to fix this
Seems like I get it more often than not these days...Ahh, the growing pains of an Internet startup....
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29 Oct 2009
Disaster recovery is dead?? Not hardly!
In this recent SearchCIO.com bit, the executive director of the Disaster Recovery Institute International says that disaster recovery is dead. He goes on to say that "disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity have become synonymous" and (here's the kicker) "We don't do recovery anymore, because what everybody wants is continuous operations...We have auto failover now. We have redundancy in data. We do have more continuity. And that is because recovery ...
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14 Oct 2009
Cloud computing & customer no-service – match made in heaven?
I never thought I could be so productive. This week I've had less pressure to deliver. I've been able to turn "things" off. All while I'm attending a conference when I usually get even more behind. Well you see, my email isn't working. My email security "application service provider", I mean "managed service", dang it, actually my "cloud computing" provider delivering "software as a service" has apparently decided to take ...
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21 Sep 2009
Swimming in Atlanta
We're getting completely drenched here in the South. Pouring rain nonstop for four days and it's not supposed to let up for another few days. Must be all that "global warming". Seriously we've been hearing about reduced sun spot activity as of late (just not so much in the mainstream media because that would go against their religion). Some scientists (likely the ones whose jobs aren't tied to taxpayer funding) ...
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27 Jul 2009
Good business impact analysis template
Happy Monday! I just came across this sample business impact analysis template you can use to fine-tuning your DR plan. You do have a DR plan, right?...
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25 Feb 2009
Great backup solution for laptops
I haven't mentioned one of my favorite products lately but it deserves repeating. It's Acronis TrueImage Echo Workstation and it's a great way to backup those laptops that no one seems to be backing up. Seriously, from what I can tell in my work, if users aren't backing up their own laptops then no one is doing it. What a shame...what a gaping business continuity hole. [FYI: Acronis makes server ...
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01 Oct 2008
Cool site for tracking impending disasters
During Hurricane Ike I came across a really neat site for tracking storms in the tropics and onto our soil here in the U.S. It's called Stormpulse. It has an awesome interface and lots of good information to help you plan and execute emergency procedures if your organization is going to be affected. Certainly a worthy tool in any DR/BC toolbox....
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28 Apr 2008
ISP with no business continuity plan?
A couple of weeks ago, my home Internet service provider, SpeedFactory, went kaput. What used to be an awesome small ISP with good prices and tons of flexibility had let me down.I had no DSL, no email, nothing worked from home. Topping off the problem, no one was available to call...Their phone lines (even the fax) were inaccessible. Several days later, they amazingly re-surfaced and apologized for the outage. They ...
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12 Feb 2008
Yesterday’s BlackBerry outage serves as a reminder …again
With the foremost messaging system having gone down twice now in less than a year, I'm beginning to wonder if RIM has anyone in their "business continuity" department... I'm guessing other systems/services were affected since this was a wireless disruption but it doesn't matter. A harsh reminder that one of your most critical applications is just a quick third-party outage away...and there's not a whole lot you can do about ...
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