As Business Continuity professionals, we see a lot of plans. We develop plans for our clients, we help mentor clients on how to build their plans themselves, we review existing plans for gaps, and we audit plans. One consistent concern across all plans, regardless of their size, is it a flexible BCP. At what […]
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Demonstrating return on investment is one of the main barriers to launching a new Business Continuity Plan (BCP) project. Many organizations have difficulty justifying the expense of building a BCP and funding it’s maintenance over time. A healthy organization that has never experienced an interruption may focus on the real possibility of a zero ROI. If […]
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Social media is everywhere. It’s in coffee shops, at tourist attractions, even walking down the street. People are constantly cataloguing what is happening in their lives on social media with photos, news articles and trendy hashtags. And this is especially true when emergencies arise. Loved ones reach out, asking if they are ok. Photos still […]
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The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) phase of writing your business continuity plan can seem like a daunting task. With the varying needs of each business comes different requirements for the BIA. That’s why KingsBridgeBCP has done our research and asked you, our customers, what your needs are for completing a BIA. And now, recently released […]
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Records management is an ongoing struggle for many businesses, especially when it comes to Business Continuity Planning (BCP). Every time we go to a client site we get asked about what to do with all of the information the business generates. Where should it be stored? How should it be accessed, and by whom? And […]
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You’ve likely heard the terms before and may have a vague idea of their definition, but how do emergency response, disaster recovery and business continuity really work together during an incident? This blog post will walk you through these phases. Putting Incident in Context You are sitting in your office building and the fire alarm […]
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A Business Continuity plan, or a Disaster Recovery plan? How do you know which of these you should be writing for your company? Is there even a difference between the two? The short answer is yes, there is a difference! And it is not intuitive. Most people hear the words ‘disaster recovery’ and assume that […]
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Mark your calendars! Business Continuity Awareness Week 2017 is next week, May 15 – 19! You may be thinking, “Wow, that’s coming up fast! I’m not ready, I thought I had more time!” Don’t worry! We’re here to help you with some last minute tips and tricks to pull off an educational, forward thinking Business Continuity […]
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KingsBridge BCP’s Shield software makes the daunting task of writing and housing your Business Continuity Plan (BCP) easy. With this simple and straightforward software, you can build and maintain your plan without the worries of version control, access, and plan navigation that are inherent with hard copies. Some benefits of using Shield for your BCP, namely […]
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We get asked a lot of questions about how any one company can possibly plan for all of the different incidents they could experience. It’s a good question. There are many variations of complexity to incidents that can make the task of planning for them all feel overwhelming. Fires start small, and can grow and […]
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June 14, 2018
BCP Consultants vs BCP Software: Is the field changing?
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Backups vs. Disaster Recovery
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May 31, 2018
Hurricane Season – can your plan survive the storm?
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May 24, 2018
What Is a Standby Database?
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May 18, 2018
Don’t get it right, get it written.
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