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Business Continuity Planning - IT Survival Guide: The purpose of this primer is to help businesses of all sizes begin the process of developing an effective business continuity plan designed to minimize the impact of disasters and reduce risk. To aid your planning, you will find the following: A definition of what a disaster...; Tags: Information Technology, Business Continuity Planning, CA XOSoft, Disaster, Business Continuity, Business Security, It Services, Strategy, Business Operations, Management; White papers 2009-11-17
Assuring User Identities During a Business Disruption: Applying a Consistent Strong Authentication Policy to Business Continuity Planning: This white paper examines the importance of maintaining a consistent two-factor authentication policy during a business disruption. In addition, it provides insight into how to develop plans that enable cost-effective, rapid binding of users to their credentials in the event of an emergency - without lowering the security policy, opening...; Tags: RSA Security Inc., Two-factor Authentication, Business Continuity Planning, User Identity, Business Continuity, Authentication, Security Administration, Business Security, Security, Business Operations; White papers 2009-08-01
IBS Interview: Barry Cardoza, Union Bank: Barry Cardoza, vice president of business continuity, contingency and disaster planning at San Francisco-based Union Bank and a national voice in bank Business Continuity Planning BCP, is worried. Off late, federally regulated banks must comply with BCP guidelines issued in 2008 by the US Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council FFIEC....; Tags: Bank, Business Continuity Planning, Business Continuity, IBS Publishing, Business Security, It Services, Financial Services, Business Operations; White papers 2009-05-01
Disaster Preparedness: How to Develop a Business Continuity Plan: Like most business development and major IT projects, a business continuity plan requires an investment of time and resources. Business leaders looking for the greatest return on their investment tend to put off business continuity until disaster strikes - a critical mistake that can jeopardize a business's survival.; Tags: Business Continuity Planning, CDW Corp., Business Continuity, Business Security, It Services, Strategy, Business Operations, Management; White papers 2009-01-01
Business Continuity Planning: Old Concept, New Imperative in Financial Services: Business continuity is no longer just a matter of staying in business. Continuous high performance is now a standard expectation of the marketplace regardless of the natural, technical, or human failures that can beset a Financial Services Institution FSI. Meeting this expectation in a Business Continuity plan BC plan requires...; Tags: Financial Service, Business Continuity Planning, Business Continuity, Business Security, It Services, Strategy, Business Operations, Management; White papers 2008-08-01

Maximizing Data Center Uptime With Business Continuity Planning: Next to ensuring the safety of employees, the next most important business continuity task is resuming business critical operations. Keeping servers highly available and easily manageable is likely what keeps most data center managers up at night. There is a higher probability that most data centers will be affected by...; Tags: Data Center, Business Continuity Planning, Double-Take Software Inc., Uptime, Business Continuity, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management; White papers 2008-03-01
Scottish Council Improves Business Continuity Planning With Remote Access Solution: Midlothian Council is a Scottish unitary authority delivering universal services to citizens, often involving third parties such as City of Edinburgh Council. The authority wanted to simplify its remote access infrastructure for its staff and business partners, while maintaining security and enhancing business continuity planning. After evaluating market-leading solutions, the...; Tags: Business Continuity Planning, Council, Microsoft Corp., Business Continuity, Midlothian Council, Remote Access, Business Security, Telecommunications, It Services, Strategy, Business Operations, Management; Case studies 2007-12-01
Business Continuity - HP and VMware: Whether it's managing an unscheduled power black - out or dealing with the aftermath of a natural disaster, business continuity planning is critical to the ongoing success of the business - and at the core of any business continuity plan is the infrastructure. It's the technology foundation that helps one...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Business Continuity Planning, VMware Inc., Business Continuity, Business Security, It Services, Strategy, Business Operations, Management; White papers 2007-11-01
10 things you should cover in your business continuity plan: Business continuity is much more than just a fancy word for "backup" -- although some organizations treat it that way. A comprehensive business continuity plan BCP provides a roadmap for continuance and/or restoration of mission-critical functions during and after a disaster, such as a fire, flood, tornado or even a...; Tags: Business Continuity Planning, Business Continuity, Deb Shinder, Business Security, It Services, Strategy, Business Operations, Management; Download resources 2007-09-17
Bracing for the Next Disaster: The devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina and 9/11 made clear the importance of business continuity planning. Yet because of the expense and effort, many businesses have yet to examine their preparedness and response strategies. In this ZDNet Webcast, Rhoda Phillips, Research Manager at IDC, offers a step-by-step...; Tags: Webcast, Business Continuity Planning, Storage, Business Continuity, E-mail, Business Security, It Services, Online Communications, Business Operations; Webcasts 2007-08-28
Fairleigh Dickinson Strengthens Business Continuity Plans: Fairleigh Dickinson University FDU offers a wide range of academic programs through their campuses. They were looking to do backups across their campuses, including their central data center in Teaneck, which serves as the hub for most services for the three campuses. They wanted to be able to do remote...; Tags: Business Continuity Planning, Verizon Communications Inc., Business Continuity, Verizon Business, Fairleigh Dickinson, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Backups, It Services, Data Centers, Business Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Business Operations; Case studies 2007-07-01
Fujitsu's Business Continuity Plan Development Methodology: In today's high-risk business environments, more and more companies are focusing on the Business Continuity Plan BCP as a management methodology for improving their ability to respond to any contingency. However, BCP development methodologies suitable for the business environment of Japanese companies have not progressed much beyond the theoretical stage,...; Tags: Business Continuity Planning, Fujitsu Ltd., Business Continuity, Business Security, It Services, Strategy, Business Operations, Management; White papers 2007-04-01
SSL VPN Technology for Business Continuity: An effective business continuity plan must include methods for ensuring that the business operates in situations in which employees and other personnel cannot physically access their offices and office-based computer equipment. SSL VPN technology helps satisfy to this important component of business continuity planning by enabling access to business-critical applications...; Tags: SSL VPN, Business Continuity Planning, SSL, Business Continuity, Ssl/Tls, VPNs, Network Security, Authentication/Encryption, Business Security, It Services, Security, Networking, Business Operations; White papers 2007-02-01
Business Continuity Planning: Examples of Risk Analysis Workshop Outcomes: Evaluating business continuity plans requires expertise that few organizations have in-house. IT staff may lack the methodology for systematic analysis, sometimes letting emotional factors interfere with what should be business decisions. Even worse, although most organizations understand the immediate impact of a disaster, they may overlook more likely-to-occur events that...; Tags: Business Continuity Planning, Hitachi Ltd., Risk Analysis, Business Continuity, Business Security, It Services, Storage, Strategy, Business Operations, Hardware, Management; White papers 2007-02-01
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Business Continuity Planning for the Global Healthcare Industry: Many organisations have business continuity plans in place to address the impact of a crisis on their continuing operations. While these plans are likely to cover a variety of scenarios, it is important that they are reviewed and updated to address the specific case of an influenza pandemic. Unlike other...; Tags: Business Continuity Planning, Pharmaceutical Company, Health Care, Manufacturer, Influenza, Business Continuity, Business Security, It Services, Strategy, Business Operations, Management; White papers 2007-01-01
Be Prepared: How to Ensure Business Continuity With Enterprise-Wide Server-Based Computing (SBC): Enterprise-wide Server-Based Computing SBC - a Web-based application access solution that is secure, centrally managed, and available remotely 24/7 - constitutes a valuable component of a comprehensive business continuity plan. While averting or containing disaster - and thus maintaining business continuity - is a major advantage of implementing Enterprise-wide SBC,...; Tags: Business Continuity Planning, Business Continuity, Ericom Software, It Services, Business Security, Business Operations; White papers 2006-11-01
Webcast: Why Remote Access is Critical to Your Disaster Recovery Plan: Although business continuity planning is often driven by natural disaster risks such as hurricanes, tornadoes, or even a potential bird flu pandemic, it's much more likely that your company's next "disaster" will actually be caused by a hardware failure or power outage. But no matter which scenario seems more probable,...; Tags: Webcast, Business Continuity Planning, Disaster Recovery Planning, Positive Networks Inc., Remote Access, Telecommunications, Business Security, Disaster Recovery, Business Operations, Data Management; Webcasts 2006-08-08
In the spotlight: The human side of business continuity planning: IBM's new white paper, "In the spotlight: The human side of business continuity planning," outlines issues and risks related to human capital resiliency that could arise in any crisis, and provides a comprehensive framework for addressing them. The paper offers key insights to all business leaders, but should be of...; Tags: Business Continuity Planning, Business Continuity, IBM Corp., Business Security, Human Capital, Strategy, It Services, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management; White papers 2006-07-01
Learn the basics of business continuity planning and study for the CISSP Exam: This sample chapter, taken from CISSP Exam Cram 2, discusses the business continuity plan BCP process and how to preserve your business operations during a disruption. Learn how to preserve business operations in the face of major disruptions. This information, including practice questions, will help you prepare...; Tags: Business Continuity Planning, Business Continuity, Que Publishing, Business Security, It Services, Strategy, Business Operations, Management; Book chapters 2006-01-26
High Availability and Disaster Recovery Are Not Enough!: The Importance of Building a Comprehensive Business Continuity Plan: Government organizations and businesses of all sizes need to create and implement comprehensive business and operations continuity plans. Most organizations understand that they need to protect their data and systems -an activity known as disaster recovery. The disaster recovery is only half the battle-enterprises need also be prepared to quickly...; Tags: Business Continuity Planning, High Availability, Business Continuity, Business Security, Disaster Recovery, It Services, Strategy, Business Operations, Data Management, Management; White papers 2005-12-01