That is the question… sort of an informal survey regarding business continuity and disaster recovery planning.
Part 1. Choosing between your employees and your technology, which exposes your company to the greatest risk?
And by ‘risk’ I mean which, if managed poorly and failed, would result in the greatest loss, but, if managed and executed well, would result in the greatest increase in profit for your company? Read More
Years ago, in a conversation about ERP systems with the president of a Tier 1 automotive supplier, he said something that will forever stay with me. We were talking about whether we (the company) should retire our legacy system in favor of SAP. He said that if he really had his choice, we should develop our own solution in-house. Puzzled, I pushed further and asked him what would drive him to reach such a conclusion with SAP, Oracle, our legacy product and a number of other industry-specific solutions available. He responded that he doesn’t want to change the way he manages the business to make it fit with some off-the-shelf application according to how some software developer or any other company thinks his business should be managed. Read More
While this can apply to a number of different scenarios, it’s especially appropriate to business continuity planning. As business continuity professionals, we are often tasked with meeting certain goals and objectives. Our success and the success of our programs depend on other people; people over whom we have no management authority. Read More
You know, several years ago… back when the Palm Pilot first came out, I was all over it. I was an early gadget junky and had to have everything techie. Back then, I was the typical IT guy walking around with a cell phone (a big, bulky one), two pagers and my PDA hanging from my “utility belt”. I was an IT super hero. Read More
Many SMB owners and managers realize the need to do more than just plan for protecting and recovering their data. But while they realize the need, they often don’t know where to begin. Perhaps a good start is to consider what steps would be required in the event of a severe business disruption. Keep in mind that what follows is generic. Conceptually, it applies to nearly any organization, the devil is in the details and will vary between organizations and specific circumstances.
I’ve broken the timeline into 5 phases, and what you will do during each of these should be included in your plan. I call these phases “The 5 R’s”. Read More
Much of the time when industry professionals talk about continuity or recovery planning, they’re talking about it in reference to the impact of natural or other physical disasters. And while that is certainly a requirement for ensuring survival of any organization, there is more to consider. Read More
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