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Every Business Continuity Plan Should Include Disaster Recovery

everbridge

Regardless of the actual figure, time really is money, so organizations must be proactive in setting themselves up for successful recovery in the event of a disaster. CASE STUDY: IMPROVING DISASTER RECOVERY. What is Disaster Recovery? How to Create a Disaster Recovery Plan.

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The Business Case for BC/DR

everbridge

For starters, aside from any regulatory or compliance requirements, BC/DR ensures the company has the ability to quickly and effectively react to a negative change from a disruptive event (natural or manmade) by having and implementing proactive and reactive strategies to safeguard its stakeholders and revenue.

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Safeguarding Your Computer Systems: How to Build an IT Disaster Recovery Team

MHA Consulting

This means that in the blog when I talk about negative consequences, I’m limited to saying, “Believe me, I’ve seen it over and over again: Companies that neglect business continuity planning frequently live to regret it.” Disaster Recovery Coordinator. Business Continuity Representative.

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Unlocking the Truth: Navigating 20 Myths About Business Continuity

Erwood Group

Contrary to popular belief, business continuity extends far beyond IT recovery. In times of crisis, a comprehensive business continuity plan ensures that every facet of the organization is resilient. Myth 2: Business Continuity Plans Are Only for Large Enterprises.

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The Top 8 Risk Mitigation Controls, in Order 

MHA Consulting

Recovery Exercises. Practicing your recovery strategy is absolutely necessary. Don’t simply talk about what you’ll do in the event of a disruption; practice it. To evaluate your recovery exercises ask: Are we conducting recovery exercises? Recovery Team. Their plans affect yours.

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7 Steps to Establishing a Sound Business Continuity Strategy 

MHA Consulting

Many organizations struggle with establishing a sound business continuity strategy, a foundational aspect of a strong BC program. Follow these seven steps to implement a BC strategy that can help you swiftly recover your business processes in the event of an outage. Gaps in IT recovery and business availability/recovery requirements.

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Separating the Best from the Rest: An Analysis of Why Business Preparedness Is Critical in an Uncertain Future

Erwood Group

In addition to preventing severe financial losses, it can prevent companies from “cl osing their doors” To celebrate April’s Financial Literacy Month, I will share examples of what happens when you do not have a plan and outline strategic steps on how to build a resilient organization during the next crisis.