Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2017

I noticed, with slight amusement, that every business continuity and IT armchair pundit have taken to social media to express their outrage. I have been scouring the internet for any information on why the outage happened, but the only information released so far is that it was due to a power surge.

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SRM

MARCH 25, 2020

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 Impact Assessment (BIA). Yet, here we are.

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everbridge

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Digital transformation enhances an organization’s ability to manage cyber threats while optimizing business operations. Cyber resilience refers to an organization’s capacity to sustain operations and continue delivering to customers during a critical cyber event, whether it’s an internal disruption or an external threat.

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IT Governance BC

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Business continuity management. BCM (business continuity management) is a form of risk management that deals with the threat of business activities or processes being interrupted. Business continuity planning and disaster recovery planning. The ISO 22301 international business continuity standard.

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Pure Storage

JUNE 23, 2022

CIOs can use the capacity required immediately via OPEX, manage costs over time based upon discounting, and have the ability to burst into the type of high IO (a.k.a. You can separate based on business needs, not on performance. Have Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans in Place. Give IT a Seat at the Table.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 12, 2019

In the first bulletin of his new ‘Business Continuity 2025’ series, Charlie discusses what incidents might look like in 2025. I intend to write a series of bulletins over the next few months where I imagine what business continuity might look like in 2025.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 12, 2019

In the first bulletin of his new ‘Business Continuity 2025’ series, Charlie discusses what incidents might look like in 2025. I intend to write a series of bulletins over the next few months where I imagine what business continuity might look like in 2025.

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Zerto

AUGUST 18, 2022

Business Continuity Plan vs. Disaster Recovery Plan. Savvy organizational leaders employ corporate strategies such as disaster recovery and business continuity to nimbly navigate through such emergencies and maintain functionality in the face of disasters. What is a Business Continuity Plan?

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CCEM Strategies

JUNE 5, 2023

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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Pure Storage

AUGUST 3, 2022

But, with data volumes growing by more than 23% annually due to emerging technologies , data sprawl and a lack of storage capacity have become common problems—leading some IT organizations to delete, overwrite, or even dump data because they don’t have the tools to extract its value. The Vulnerability of Customer Data.

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IBM Business Resiliency

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) plans need to keep pace with increasing business demands and growth in physical and compute infrastructures. For a hyperconnected digital business, even a small disruptive event can ripple through the entire organization. Today most businesses have BCDR plans.

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Disaster Safety

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

. Due to COVID-19, businesses may not be operating at a normal capacity. Some may still be vacant, while others are operating at a reduced capacity or with strict COVID protocols. DEVELOP COVID-TAILORED BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANS FOR WINTER WEATHER.

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AWS Disaster Recovery

APRIL 27, 2021

Your application must be designed to handle any cascading failures to maintain a continuous user experience even when the backend systems are experiencing issues. Minimum business continuity for failover. Production outages are scary for everyone, but with the right system monitoring solution, they can be made less stressful.

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Pure Storage

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Scalability and Flexibility The cloud enables businesses to quickly provision resources as needed. This is particularly useful for disaster recovery, enabling rapid spin-up of infrastructure in response to an outage or disaster. Public cloud could be one of the solutions. VMware vSAN is used as a primary storage here.

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MHA Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In today’s post we’ll look at why organizations still need to be adept at IT disaster recovery (IT/DR) and describe the four phases of restoring IT services after an outage. Phase 1: Preparation Technically, preparation is not a phase of disaster recovery since it happens before the outage. Estimate how long the outage will last.

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Pure Storage

DECEMBER 21, 2023

When integrated with Equinix Metal’s consistent and redundant network and infrastructure, Pure Storage’s included features deliver unrivaled data protection and non-disruptive upgrade capabilities helping ensure business continuity in the aftermath of service disruptions or failures. Business continuity and disaster recovery.

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Pure Storage

APRIL 13, 2022

The same forces that drive businesses to demand high performance from their applications apply to data protection operations. Denial of service attacks, ransomware, and even cloud service availability drive requirements for data protection to enable business continuity with the least amount of downtime possible. Learn More.

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AWS Disaster Recovery

APRIL 5, 2021

DR is a crucial part of your Business Continuity Plan. Therefore, if you’re designing a DR strategy to withstand events such as power outages, flooding, and other other localized disruptions, then using a Multi-AZ DR strategy within an AWS Region can provide the protection you need. DR objectives. Multi-Region strategy.

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Solutions Review

MARCH 1, 2022

As companies continue to invest in digital transformation, there are several actions they should take to ensure their data is secure, one of the most important being a data backup and recovery strategy. With the right planning and tools, you can maintain business continuity and minimize service disruptions should a data loss occur.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 13, 2021

Working from home: Is your business continuity problem solved? There seemed to be a moment sometime last year, when many issues associated with business continuity were solved, and the world became more resilient. The go-to issue associated with business continuity was always the building burning down.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 13, 2021

Working from home: Is your business continuity problem solved? There seemed to be a moment sometime last year, when many issues associated with business continuity were solved, and the world became more resilient. The go-to issue associated with business continuity was always the building burning down.

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AWS Disaster Recovery

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Recovering your mission-critical workloads from outages is essential for business continuity and providing services to customers with little or no interruption. This ensures that the control plane stays available via the AWS Singapore Region even if there is an outage in AWS Mumbai Region affecting control plane availability.

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Pure Storage

AUGUST 30, 2023

That’s why “ resiliency ,” the capacity to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties, is key. Such outages can cripple operations, erode customer trust, and result in financial losses. Cybersecurity: IT departments should bolster their cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive data and ensure business continuity.

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IT Governance BC

JULY 30, 2024

Mitigating supply chain risk After widespread coverage, the CrowdStrike outage from 19 July 2024 hardly needs an introduction. The outage was caused by a bad security update rolled out by CrowdStrike. Without question, this is one of the most expensive IT outages to date, with significant global impact. million Windows devices.

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Disaster Safety

DECEMBER 23, 2021

A business sign that says Open on cafe or restaurant hang on door at entrance. Activate your business continuity plan. Place non-slip mats in front of entryways to prevent slipping as employees and customers enter/exit your business property. Monitor your roof’s snow load to ensure it does not exceed its maximum capacity.

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Pure Storage

MARCH 27, 2025

Cyber Resilience, (aka, business continuity or disaster recovery)) has taken a profound turn in the last 5-10 years. Disaggregating these components ensures that storage growth can focus on increased capacity, transactions, and throughputnot increased infrastructure costs.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Business Continuity Planning Guide for Smaller Organizations Last Updated on June 4, 2020 by Alex Jankovic Reading Time: 26 minutes We all live in an unpredictable world. We recognize that many business continuity planning terms and industry-leading methodologies can be foreign to your organization.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Business Continuity Planning Guide for Smaller Organizations. We recognize that many business continuity planning terms and industry-leading methodologies can be foreign to your organization. It can be overwhelming if your organization has never implemented a robust business continuity program.

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