Building an enterprise Business Continuity Plan means understanding business functions and implementing measures to ensure that they can continue to operate in the event of an outage or disaster, regardless of the presence of IT capabilities.

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Building a solid Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) is only half of the battle; the plan isn't going to operate itself. This videocast explores additional tasks that the enterprise must engage in once the plan is complete. Ensure your enterprise can...

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If you haven't created a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) in the past, chances are you may not know what one should look like, or what should be included. This template presents a full, editable DRP template; use this template to document your...

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Most organizations have some level of disaster recovery capability, but not all organizations have formalized Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP). Creating a DRP requires is a big time investment and is costly; these are the main reasons that...

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All organizations have some kind of disaster recovery (DR) plan, but not necessarily the right kind. The enterprise should consider if the current DR plan is sufficient. Read this solution set to determine how much time and money are necessary...

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Your organization likely already has some form of Disaster Recovery (DR) capability in place, whether you realize it or not. However, that doesn't mean your organization has the right amount of DR capability. This video will help you determine...

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All organizations have some form of disaster recovery capability, from simply knowing what to do in a disaster to having a formally documented and tested plan. The level of DR capability that is appropriate depends on the organization and its...

The H1N1 influenza virus is reminding organizations to review business continuity plans. Organizations need to prepare for the possibilities that some employees will quarantine themselves and avoid the office in the even of an outbreak, or that...

The H1N1 influenza virus is causing organizations to review business continuity plans. Organizations need to prepare for the possibility that some employees will quarantine themselves by avoiding the office during widespread flu outbreaks....

An enterprise-wide push to reduce operating costs may lead to mandated budget reductions for IT. For some enterprises, this means reviewing the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) and putting IT security expenses under a cost management lens. Learn how...

Many enterprises are moving away from disk-to-tape as their primary backup method. However, many of these enterprises are focused on fixing the problems of tape without considering the larger context of what the business needs from backup. Take...