I agree with David in that as long as you can prove you made a reasonable effort and took a reasonable approach to your offsite storage strategy you are...
We all have business functions that have to be carried out at certain times of the day, certain days of the week, or special dates (end of month/quarter/year,...
Dear All Just as a follow up to this question .... in research I did a couple of years ago for a major financial institution shows that the historic failure...
Chris, As far as a commercial tool, I've used Strohl's BIA Pro software which has several sample questions that will gather the information via web survey,...
David While I am NOT disagreeing with your point "lots of failures have occurred with software applications mostly caused by poor testing" based on several...
Had some doubts on Business Continuity as a separate domain and thought this could be a good group to discuss this....... I have seen that in many organization...
In your hypothetical scenario, there is no mention of what the RTO and RPO for this company's critical systems are. If the RPO is anything less than 5 days you...
Does anyone know when the 2008 BC Awareness Week begins? I see that BCI lists the Australian BC Week as 4/28-5/2. Are there any dates for any other groups? I'm...
The way I look at it, business continuity & risk management are one an the same. Actually, in many cases, I see "risk management" in the same frame as "IT...
An interesting discussion topic that has come up again and again in multiple seminars I have attended and forums I have been to :- ).......its a viciuos circle...
While a business continuity plan focuses on identifying the risks to the infrastructure and then formulating a plan of action to continue operations in spite...
Hi Group, I need expert opinion of the group as I am a bit confused. The Scenario is of a Business which is offering Data Centre or DR sites to other...
"I mean if he cannot afford to have another Data Centre at another site what would be the options available to him." .... The above is almost a universal...
Hi all I am currently working as a Technical Support Manager for an investment bank (contractor) and would like to get into BCM. I was thinking of doing the...
Hi, According to me BCI certification help you only once you have a exposure in BCM. I would advise you to go for the diploma course from BCI or any other...
Read all related books on DR/BCM first. Search Amazon.com and you'll find them, Also, IDG is soon publishing a "Dummies" guide to IT disaster planning. Check...
Have we lost the true meaning of Business Continuity? Are we too isolated in our thinking - we write plans to ensure we can set up our recovery sites but have...
Quite right.... It is all about completing the?circle. Incident, problem, dealing with?the?Now/Short/Medium and long term aspects of crisis/disaster...
Dear all, I am currently working on a project that investigates how people make sense of what happens in a crisis. If we encounter a challenging problem or...
... ===================================================== Gemma, To some extent, I agree. BCP is still way too focused on the IT (or what ever it is called...
Gemma, You raise an interesting point. For a long time there has been arguing about what comes first - the chicken or the egg. My take has always been that the...
What IS "Business Continuity?" It is enterprise risk management (all risks) and a darn site more than "just" IT disaster recovery (although it is part of BC). ...
In my opinion, "business continuity" is only responsible for that initial 30/60/90 day period immediately following the event. Part of that plan includes a...
... Why do you still want to be in BC mode several months after an event? ===================================================== Tony, BC is not a mode, it is a...
Dear Community, I see at least two reasons for some kind of frustrations and misunderstanding around. One is related to "Business" and second is a cultural and...
Of course BC is an ongoing effort, but that doesnt mean that we neglect resuming normal operations. Our primary goal in any BC process is to ensure that we...
I would agree with Tony. There must be a clear difference between a 'Business As Usual (BAU)' phase and a 'Continuity'/ 'Business During Incident (BDI)' phase....
... Tony, Seems you are headed in the right direction, but I cringe when I hear or see BC referred to as a "state" or even as a "project". You are correct, it...
Yikes! Continous testing, adaptation, and review + updating of information is the definition of an ongoing BC program. This is the work of the BC business...
