The Business Continuity blog posts are all geared towards the field of Business Continuity. In here we want to show you that Business Continuity isn’t that scary, it isn’t that hard, it really is just a giant project that needs to be steered, guided and managed to make sure it continues to deliver on schedule. If deadlines are too short, or expectations are too high, the project will fail simply because it’s unattainable. For more than 30 years, we have been building plans/exercising/auditing and updating BCP Plans. Read here to learn from our successes, our mistakes and above all our experiences! If any of the posts aren’t clear, or you have questions. Feel free to comment at the bottom of the post and we’ll answer your question as soon as possible.
When we head to client sites, we listen for the key words Active Directory. This part of IT infrastructure can be a blessing for every day functionality. It can also fall apart dramatically during an incident. Before we get to the implications of what might happen if it goes down, let’s give a general explanation…
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…
The KingsBridge team was onsite in Orlando last week ‘Keeping it Simple and Straightforward’ at DRJ SpringWorld. Record traffic at the KingsBridge booth this year may be the result of Hershey’s kisses and coffee on offer, but more likely the huge number of enhancements we’ve made to our Shield software over the last 9…
Credit Union and NCUA – The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) requires that all federal credit unions have a business continuity plan. No matter how big or small a credit union you are, make sure you are aware of the regulations used by the NCUA for audits. The NCUA uses key elements from the FFIEC IT…
I walked into the hotel lobby at a client site a few weeks ago to get some tea and review my notes for the day’s meetings. A businessman was sitting at a table near the coffee stand, and was clearly in the middle of an important phone call. From what I could overhear, he was…
An article in the Globe and Mail caught my eye this morning. This article is about earthquakes. And yes, I mean earthquakes in Canada. This is not something we really think about as Canadians. Most of us believe that earthquakes are simply not a threat to our homes and our businesses. But according to some of Canada’s…
Every year you can find KingsBridge at the DRJ trade shows and stop by our booth to see the latest and greatest Shield software. But what if you can’t make it? How else can you find out about what is happening in the business continuity and disaster recovery planning industry? Well, here are some options for…
On Friday morning I woke up to my radio blasting news about the gas explosion in San Francisco. I listened to the reporter describe the scene of absolute chaos with over 60 homes destroyed and people reported missing and dead. What a terrible thing to hear first thing in the morning…. But what is more…