Tag Archives | Business Continuity
Forget the Box!

Forget the Box!

By on March 8, 2012 in Information Technology

Walking around our school, one thing that always grabs my attention is the capacity of our learners to engage independently in the process of creative innovation to generate something quite unique and original. Unfortunately this often happens outside of the classroom setting, or in an elective classes, after school activity as the structure and expectations [...]

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What you Need to Know About Cloud Compliance

What you Need to Know About Cloud Compliance

By on February 6, 2012 in Cloud Computing, Editorial, Security, Storage

You want to provide cloud-connected services to your customers.  That’s a given.  But when and how?  There’s a lot to consider, including cloud adoption, regulations and compliance, and a slew of other topics aimed at helping organizations understand what is involved when moving to the cloud. Based on our experience, we’ve boiled down the information [...]

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Where is the manual?

Where is the manual?

By on February 2, 2012 in Editorial, Information Technology

When is the last time you opened up the manual from some device  you purchased, sat down and went through the pages to become familiar with your purchase? The chances are a long time ago. To be honest nowadays often items do not come with a manual at all. This last week we had the [...]

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Cloud Connected Backup and Recovery Delivers a Command Performance

Cloud Connected Backup and Recovery Delivers a Command Performance

By on December 11, 2011 in White Papers

There is a fundamental shift taking place in data protection. More and more companies are turning to cloud-based solutions to provide a more secure and even more simplified method of storing and access business-critical information. This whitepaper will cover: • The essentials of guarding your company’s digital assets: dealing with the explosive growth of data, [...]

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Keys to Disaster Recovery Planning

Keys to Disaster Recovery Planning

By on November 4, 2011 in White Papers

Disasters happen in many ways and can disrupt or even completely destroy your business.  Depending upon where you are located, disasters may be natural occurrences such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, snow storms or tornados. But, disasters may also result from random events including fires, power outages or surges, hardware failures and software/firmware errors, as well [...]

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While I Was Waking Up

While I Was Waking Up

By on June 13, 2011 in Editorial, Information Technology, Security, Social Media, Telecommunication

This post is dedicated in memory of Gil Scott-Heron. Connectivity, seamless integration, multiple digital devices all connected to my habits and likes. The seamless options to integrate my blogs with my social media accounts…all provide wonderful opportunities. They simplify many tasks and interactions I deal with on a day to day basis. At times these [...]

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Organizational Shrapnel

Organizational Shrapnel

By on May 20, 2011 in Business Intelligence, Editorial, Information Technology, IT Decision-making

…as with any end to a international school year there comes moments of reflection and looking back that generate ideas and new perspectives. This year has been a challenging one on many levels due to a host of odd circumstances and situations in my department and school that effected us all in the IT Department, [...]

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ISO 22301 to Replace BS 25999-2

By on March 2, 2011 in Certification, Editorial

According to various sources, the leading business continuity standard BS 25999-2 will be replaced by an international standard ISO 22301 by the end of 2011. This kind of transition is normal – the same thing happens with most management standards, for instance with ISO 27001 when in 2005 it succeeded BS 7799-2. So what are [...]

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BS 25999-2 Implementation Checklist

By on December 1, 2010 in Certification

Your management has given you the task to implement business continuity, but you’re not really sure how to do it? Although it is not an easy task, you can use the BS 25999-2 methodology to make your life easier – here are the main steps necessary to implement this standard: 1. Obtain management support Although [...]

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Disaster Recovery vs Business Continuity

By on November 16, 2010 in Community Manager

Has it ever happened to you that your management has given you the responsibility to implement business continuity just because you are in the IT department? Why is business continuity usually identified with information technology? This is probably because business continuity has its roots in disaster recovery, and disaster recovery basically is all about information [...]

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