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Every Business Continuity Plan Should Include Disaster Recovery

everbridge

Developing a disaster recovery plan concurrently with the overall BC plan is an essential and efficient use of an organization’s time and resources. The analyses will identify critical components of the disaster recovery plan, such as IT recovery time and recovery point objectives.

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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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Fine by Me: The Proposed $1 Million Fine of Colonial Pipeline  

BCM METRICS

The Department of Transportation recently announced a proposed $1 million fine of Colonial Pipeline for shortcomings in its recovery planning that increased the societal damage in the wake of the cyberattack on the company last year.

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Hidden Benefits of Keeping BCM Teams Intact

MHA Consulting

In our role of BCM, we deal with a number of different teams including Fire Life Safety, Crisis Management, Business and IT Recovery Teams, etc. The article expresses that team familiarity raises performance; leads to fewer mistakes, encourages better decision making, etc. So how does this apply to us?

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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.” Business Continuity Representative.

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The Business Case for BC/DR

everbridge

This alternate view to organizational resilience is contributed to because of business continuity planning and putting together the pieces to recover from disasters. Businesses are always looking to reduce expenses and every asset or function must continue to justify the cost. BC/DR is no different.

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The Importance of Business Continuity Whitepaper

Erwood Group

For continuity professionals and practitioners as well as business owners, executives, and business managers who have or are looking to implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery programs in their businesses.