This is one of the best pieces of creative writing advice I’ve ever read. Too often, we don’t write “it” down because “it” is not perfect, yet. When I first heard that line, it was in a screenwriting course I took in my spare time. (Back when I had spare time!) The message being that too […]
Continue Reading » Not long ago I was asked the question, “So we have this Business Continuity Plan. All of the steps are documented, the contact information is confirmed, and the supporting documentation is up to date. Now what?” A great question! And one that requires a little bit of explanation. The Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is simply that; […]
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In our last post we began to talk about the 5 phases of Business Continuity planning, with a focus on the Prevention and Mitigation phases. To summarize, Prevention is when you take steps to lessen the chance of an incident from happening. On the other hand, Mitigation is about lessening the impact when an incident happens. For […]
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The Business Continuity planning process can be overwhelming, especially if you’re looking at it for the first time. There are subtle differences in terminology, lots of acronyms, and a number of different moving parts that can be difficult to keep track of. In order to make the process easier to manage, the industry has broken it […]
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Mark your calendars! Business Continuity Awareness Week 2018 is next week, May 14 – 18! 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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Let’s face it, DR – the business of disaster recovery planning – is not the most glamorous of topics in the I.T “universe”, and is often times treated as a poor cousin. But its reticence in speaking up for itself doesn’t make it any less important! There are forces at work ‘out there’ that threaten […]
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Earlier this morning as I was having my morning coffee with some colleagues from work I received a phone call. I noticed that it was my wife that was calling me. As I picked up the phone I noticed right away the tone of her voice, she seemed lazy, almost sleepy. After asking her about it […]
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NOTE TO READER: This post is a post from guest blogger Chris Lawless, VP of Product Management at Dbvisit. If you have been reading this blog you know that my co-workers and I here at Dbvisit are passionate about Disaster Recovery (DR). We believe that every Oracle database should have a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) […]
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I was having lunch on Friday with a friend who works at RIM (BlackBerry) and he made an interesting comment that I thought captures a lot of what the business world has become. He said, “Everyone expects their email to work all the time. Even if they are a summer student, if their BlackBerry doesn’t […]
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Core Values Core values are just that…. values that you hold at the core of everything you do. At KingsBridge, our fundamental core value is to keep BCP Simple and Straightforward. As a result, the feedback we get for SHIELD and BEAM is it looks “simple” and “straightforward”. We are ecstatic when we hear that, as […]
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May 18, 2018
Don’t get it right, get it written.
This is one of the best pieces of creative writing advice I’ve ever read. Too...
May 17, 2018
The Essentials in Business Continuity Program Management
Not long ago I was asked the question, “So we have this Business Continuity Plan. All...
May 16, 2018
The 5 Phases of Business Continuity Planning – Part 2
In our last post we began to talk about the 5 phases of Business Continuity planning,...
May 15, 2018
The 5 Phases of Business Continuity Planning – Part 1
The Business Continuity planning process can be overwhelming, especially if you’re looking at it for the...
May 14, 2018
Business Continuity Awareness Week 2018
Mark your calendars! Business Continuity Awareness Week 2018 is next week, May 14 – 18!...
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