The Boston Marathon explosions reinforce the need for ensuring you have back-up ‘alternate work sites’ as part of your business continuity plan. Start with these 10 steps
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In honour of World Backup Day 2013, our in-house authority on business continuity outlines an approach that will help IT departments define what needs to be protected and how.
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BUSINESS CONTINUITY AWARENESS WEEK Let’s explore what mid-market Canadian businesses are doing about business continuity planning and the implications for those who forego it
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BUSINESS CONTINUITY AWARENESS WEEK It may sound far-fetched, but threats to IT infrastructure can now include anything from ‘near-Earth objects” to insect infestations. Here’s how you prioritize.
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BUSINESS CONTINUITY AWARENESS WEEK There are great benefits to allowing employees to perform duties out of a home office, but not if it introduces risk to your firm’s operations. Be prepared.
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BUSINESS CONTINUITY AWARENESS WEEK Relocation can become a nightmare if IT departments haven’t thought through an appropriate plan. Four steps you need to consider
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Today marks the start of Business Continuity Awareness Week (BCAW) 2013, an annual global event sponsored by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) that is designed to “raise the awareness of and showcase the value of business continuity as an integrated part of any organization’s...
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BUSINESS CONTINUITY AWARENESS WEEK: Let’s explore the recent conclave and the importance of planning the key human resources that are essential to your organization’s ongoing operations
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A new research report culls mobile subscriber data to show usage patterns and what impact phones, tablets and video have on IT resources. Take a deep breath
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Most data centres are designed to survive the likes of a Hurricane Sandy, but resilience is never a given. Key questions for telecom firms and service providers
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A SunGard executive talks about how CIOs are moving down the road to infrastructure as a service
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Allstream executives are taking to the airwaves as part of an Ontario station’s effort to help SMBs make better use of IT. Here’s a recap of Todd Ramsey’s three key ideas
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Organizations can’t afford to lose customers or worse in the event of a disaster. Don’t let lack of time and resources hold you back. Your pre-planning begins here
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IP telephony used to be considered unreliable, but now it offers one of the best ways to ensure business continuity. Second in a five-part series
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Working with a third-party provider as part of your DR plan can bring benefits but also many changes to existing process and roles within an organization. Think through these issues before making the move
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Mr. Graham Flack Associate Deputy Minister of Public Safety, Public Safety Canada; Vito Mangialardi, Director - Business Continuity Management at MTS Allstream Inc; Ann Wyganowski, Vice President HZX Business Continuity Planning who represented the Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness...
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As organizations grow increasingly dependent on business systems and networks to stay competitive, it’s more important than ever for IT professionals to get involved in business continuity planning.
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