We’ve all seen them. New companies that appear seemingly out of nowhere. Often they have fancy marketing material, a snazzy logo, a few fast-talking sales people, and an energetic and keen staff working behind the scenes. The company gets attention, makes some sales, and everything ticks along nicely. The board is happy, the staff are confident, […]
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“Yes, this is what I need. I’m sorry I didn’t notice I was missing it sooner. Thank you for being so responsive. If this is an indication of KingsBridge’s level of service, I’m impressed. Thanks again and good night. I won’t bother you again tonight.” This email arrived in Steve’s inbox last night and we […]
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A solid business continuity plan is a great start to help you recover in the face of a major incident. But have you considered what happens when there are “No 3rd Party Vendors”? It’s time to check that they have plans in place. Why audit your vendors? A key piece of every business continuity plan […]
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NOTE TO READER: This post is a post from guest blogger Chris Lawless, VP of Product Management at Dbvisit. More and more IT organizations are looking at the cloud. There are a variety of reasons why organizations would move their Oracle databases to the cloud. Discover our team’s instructions here. One fear that I hear from many […]
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NOTE TO READER: This post is a post from guest blogger Chris Lawless, VP of Product Management at Dbvisit. No not BLAST OFF!! Backup! Many of you have heard of the phrase before, when it comes to business continuity regarding your Oracle database. But I think it is one of those topics that is so important it needs another […]
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I always find it interesting to see how the field of Business Continuity (BCP), Disaster Recovery (DRP) and Continuity of Operations (COOP) is continually evolving. Recently I was asked to comment on the “need” for BCP consultants when a client already has BCP software. Before this month this wasn’t a big deal, but now it’s a […]
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NOTE TO READER: KingsBridge and Dbvisit have entered into a partnership with guest posts going to each others blog. This post is from Chris Lawless, VP of Product Management. As Dbvisitors, we talk to a lot of people about Disaster Recovery. At conferences, Oracle events, partner meetings and in day to day life we end up […]
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It happens every year at the same time. With the weather being unpredictable as it is, you would think that we would know how to weather any storm. Just like with hurricanes, our business continuity/disaster recovery plans are susceptible to the storms that might happen in the day-to-day running of our businesses. Are you watching […]
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NOTE TO READER: This post is a post from guest blogger Chris Lawless, VP of Product Management at Dbvisit. What Is a Standby Database? I was recently asked that question on a call. I was taken back a bit because I thought surely ‘everybody knows that’. But it was a good reminder that we should not […]
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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 […]
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February 4, 2020
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,...
January 28, 2020
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...
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Emergency Response, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity: Putting Incidents in Context
You’ve likely heard the terms before and may have a vague idea of their definition,...
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How flexible is your BCP?
As Business Continuity professionals, we see a lot of plans. We develop plans for...
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