BCM METRICS

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Extreme weather is making power outages more frequent, and work from home has not made the issue go away. government has concluded that climate change and extreme weather are raising the incidence of power outages. The post Powering On: How to Be Ready for a Power Outage appeared first on BCMMETRICS. Meanwhile, […].

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Pure Storage

JANUARY 23, 2025

Turning Setbacks into Strengths: How Spring Branch ISD Built Resilience with Pure Storage and Veeam by Pure Storage Blog Summary Spring Branch Independent School District in Houston experienced an unplanned outage. Theres nothing fun about dealing with an unplanned outage. This is where SafeMode from Pure Storage really shines.

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PagerDuty

AUGUST 1, 2024

And ultimately, it’s not a matter of if you will have an outage, but of when. Before an outage… 1. Document and practice major incident processes Ensure that responders are prepared to be on call, familiar with incident management processes, and know how to engage with other teams. During an outage… 3.

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Pure Storage

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Businesses can scale protection based on their evolving needs, keeping costs manageable. Texas winter storm (2021): An energy company in Texas maintained critical operations by using remote data centers and cloud services to ensure data availability despite local power outages.

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PagerDuty

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

From bloated IT budgets to unplanned downtime and inefficient incident management, these hidden costs can drain your revenue, eroding customer trust, and exposing your company to financial penalties. Whether its a website outage during a major sale or a factory shutdown due to a cyberattack, the costs of downtime go far beyond lost revenue.

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Pure Storage

JANUARY 9, 2024

Eradicating Change Management Outages with Pure Professional Services by Pure Storage Blog Executives who invest in Pure Storage technologies don’t do so just for the advanced features—they’re also looking for the assurance of uninterrupted operations. What Are Change Management Outages?

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Erwood Group

MAY 27, 2025

For executives, these laws underscore that effective crisis management is not merely a technical exerciseits a strategic priority that safeguards operational continuity and organizational reputation. Small issues, if overlooked, can cascade into enterprise-wide outages, especially under tight deadlines.

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everbridge

JULY 29, 2024

However, IT outages, as the one caused by a Crowdstrike update on July 19 th 2024, are inevitable and can disrupt business operations, leading to significant financial losses and reputational damage. Accelerated incident response and resolution for IT disruption One of the most critical aspects of managing IT outages is the speed of response.

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LogisManager

JULY 30, 2024

Million Crashes Later: Why CrowdStrike’s Blunder Is Your Risk Management Wake-Up Call Last Updated: July 30, 2024 On July 19, 2024, the world got a brutal wake-up call. This wasn’t just a blip; it was the largest outage in IT history. Here’s where things went wrong: Vendor Risk Management? Yep, you read that right—8.5

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Online Computers

JULY 19, 2024

All clients' systems managed by Online Computers are not directly affected by today’s global outage. If your company is impacted by this outage and needs additional assistance navigating through this issue, Online Computers is here to help. Additionally, no Microsoft services are affected, and all are 100% operational.

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AWS Disaster Recovery

MAY 23, 2022

In part I of this series, we introduced a disaster recovery (DR) concept that uses managed services through a single AWS Region strategy. Using multiple Regions ensures resiliency in the most serious, widespread outages. Because on-demand clusters are provisioned in the secondary Region, AWS also manages the control plane the same way.

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Disaster Recovery Journal

JANUARY 14, 2020

AUSTIN, Texas AlertMedia , the fastest-growing emergency mass notification software provider in the world, has improved how organizations manage and communicate emergencies. Our customers needed a better way to manage the lifecycle of an emergency , said Brian Cruver , CEO of AlertMedia.

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Disaster Recovery Journal

JANUARY 14, 2020

 AlertMedia , the fastest-growing emergency mass notification software  provider in the world, has improved how organizations manage and communicate emergencies. Our customers needed a better way to manage the lifecycle of an emergency ,â?? said Brian Cruver , CEO of AlertMedia.

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NexusTek

JULY 19, 2024

READ TIME: 4 MIN July 19, 2024 Addressing the Global CrowdStrike Outage Impacting Windows-Based Computers At NexusTek, we prioritize the reliability and security of your IT infrastructure. Recently, a significant global outage has affected CrowdStrike’s Windows Sensor update , causing blue screens on numerous Windows-based computers.

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PagerDuty

AUGUST 1, 2024

And ultimately, it’s not a matter of if you will have an outage, but of when. Before an outage… 1. Document and practice major incident processes Ensure that responders are prepared to be on call, familiar with incident management processes, and know how to engage with other teams. During an outage… 3.

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PagerDuty

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

From managing complexity to driving operational resilience, Thrasher shares expert insights on how executives can get ahead of disruptions. The biggest challenge for CIOs and CTOs is managing the increasing complexity of IT systems, which now touch every aspect of business operations. How much revenue is lost during each outage?

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Pure Storage

JANUARY 8, 2025

These figures highlight the escalating financial risks associated with system outages, underscoring the importance of robust disaster recovery solutions like disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) to mitigate potential losses. An ideal DRaaS solution should be intuitive and easy to manage without requiring constant oversight.

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Pure Storage

MAY 8, 2025

A localized outage requires a different response than a full-scale ransomware event. COCC , a fintech company serving community banks and credit unions, uses Pure1 integrated with Splunk to reduce security response time and strengthen cyber defenses, allowing their SOC team to focus on protecting clients rather than managing infrastructure.

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PagerDuty

MAY 8, 2025

A single service outage or poor customer experience can severely damage both revenue and brand reputation. Our interconnected nature magnifies issues The global IT outage of July 19 last year exemplifies how the interconnected nature of modern enterprises can amplify the impact of technical failures.

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PagerDuty

MARCH 6, 2025

Vendors offering narrow, chat-centered incident management tools might seem attractive at first glance, but they fundamentally misunderstand the complexity of enterprise operations. When critical systems fail, you need more than just a pretty chat interface you need a battle-tested, comprehensive incident management platform.

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Disaster Zone Podcast

AUGUST 17, 2021

This Disaster Zone Podcast is a very interesting interview with Tom Moran who was instrumental in managing the early stages of the All Hazards Consortium One of the key messages Tom shared was to let the private sector lead public-private efforts. Government endeavors just don’t seem to survive changes in leadership and funding.

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PagerDuty

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

There was clearly a big outage and I quickly checked our systems at PagerDuty. Major outages happen multiple times per year, so frequently that we have an internal dashboard (colloquially referred to as “the internets are broken”). His team had just started implementing AIOps when the outage hit.

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PagerDuty

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

There was clearly a big outage and I quickly checked our systems at PagerDuty. Major outages happen multiple times per year, so frequently that we have an internal dashboard (colloquially referred to as “the internets are broken”). His team had just started implementing AIOps when the outage hit.

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PagerDuty

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

From managing support teams to maintaining customer satisfaction during incidents, Suarez shares key strategies for navigating the modern customer service landscape. How can leaders handle a surge of inquiries during an IT outage? Managing expectations is crucial, and continuous improvement during incidents is key.

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Pure Storage

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Common Challenges to Capturing and Preserving Evidence Managing data forensics is complicated. Use tools like SIEM (security information and event management) and SOAR (security orchestration, automation, and response) platforms. The smoothest way to get through it is by doing an excellent job of preserving your data.

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Pure Storage

AUGUST 25, 2023

10 Ways to Improve Data Management with Automation by Pure Storage Blog “That’s why they call it work, Son.” Automation is also transforming data management , bringing about improvements in standardization, efficiency, accuracy, security, and compliance. That’s what my dad would say if I complained about some task he had set me to do.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

I think with cyber threats and power outages being the focus of the moment, occupying us business continuity folks, we have forgotten about a good old threat: the computer outage. The post An Old Threat Returns…Computer Outage appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

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everbridge

OCTOBER 27, 2021

When a critical event threatens to disrupt business continuity, having a retail crisis management plan in place enables businesses to seamlessly deliver their goods and services and maintain customer satisfaction. Utility outages. Perhaps order statuses need to be amended or alerts of an outage need to be shared. Employees.

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Online Computers

JULY 19, 2024

All clients’ systems managed by Online Computers are not directly affected by today’s global outage. If your company is impacted by this outage and needs additional assistance navigating through this issue, Online Computers is here to help. Additionally, no Microsoft services are affected, and all are 100% operational.

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LAN Infotech

JANUARY 2, 2022

Your Guide to Managed Information Technology (IT) Services. Managed IT Service Providers (MSPs) help your business do this by reducing IT costs, maximizing IT efficiency, and minimizing IT downtime. What are Managed IT Services? Managed Firewalls. IT Managed Services. That’s when MSPs can be extremely useful.

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Solutions Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The editors at Solutions Review have compiled this list of the best Risk Management courses on Udemy to consider taking. Risk management is an essential skill in the data protection space. With this in mind, we’ve compiled this list of the best risk management courses on Udemy if you’re looking to grow your skills for work or play.

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Disaster Zone Podcast

APRIL 19, 2022

Disasters range from earthquakes, cyberattacks and wildfires to local power outages, an ice storm or a white powder delivered to your door. Their mobile device management solutions help safeguard sensitive data and their network is ideal for unlocking game-changing loT technology.

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BMC

APRIL 28, 2025

This speed means that service providers stay ahead only by embracing and executing change quickly, yet maintaining sufficient control to manage risk. In change management and execution, there are two key factors to your companys success: your technology and your decision-making processes. How many Change Control Boards is enough?

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PagerDuty

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Event-driven automation is a powerful approach to managing enterprise IT environments, allowing systems to automatically react to enterprise events (Observability / Monitoring / Security / Social / Machine) and reducing or removing the need for manual intervention. Guard rails can be easily added to prevent accidental overscaling. — 10.

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IT Governance BC

DECEMBER 16, 2024

If we know that security incidents are a matter of when, not if, how should organisations approach risk management? If the leader has a dominant personality, and has already declared: I dont think this is a risk, everyone else in the room feels pressured to agree with them because they dont want to appear to be undermining their manager.

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Plan B Consulting

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

It would allow the crisis management team to see which departments are operational, which are struggling, and which are offline. This system would also assist in less obvious impacts, such as a computer outage affecting specific applications. Below is an example, illustrating how the system might work in practice.

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PagerDuty

JANUARY 29, 2024

When it comes to major technological disruptions, cloud service outages, and cybersecurity threats, businesses must be proactive and prepared. Major incidents give an organisation a chance to make a fundamental shift from old and reactive incident management to a culture of continuous improvement.

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