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ALSO CALLED: Continuity Planning, BCP
DEFINITION: Business impact analysis (BIA) is an essential component of an organization's business continuance plan; it includes an exploratory component to reveal any vulnerabilities, and a planning component to develop strategies for minimizing risk. The result of analysis is a business impact analysis report, which describes the potential risks specific to the organization studied. One of the basic assumptions  … 
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Business Continuity Planning White Papers (View All Report Types)
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An insider’s look at security strategy centered around desktop virtualization
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems has implemented an information security strategy and business continuity plan - on the foundation of desktop virtualization - that incorporates technology and best practices designed to mitigate risk while supporting business agility and growth. View now to join a Citrix security insider to explore the benefits.
Posted: 23 Jan 2012 | Published: 23 Jan 2012

Citrix

How to Minimize Risk with a Software Vendor ‘Prenup’
sponsored by Iron Mountain
WHITE PAPER: Explore the results of a recent IDG survey gauging IT leaders’ perspectives on technology escrow agreements with software vendors, as well as the importance of including verification services within them.
Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

Iron Mountain

Disaster Preparedness: Is there a hole in your disaster recovery plan?
sponsored by Iron Mountain
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn how software escrow agreements can be a critical tool to help ensure application continuity within your business continuity plan.
Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

Iron Mountain

How Verification Services Fortify Your Software Escrow Solution
sponsored by Iron Mountain
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the types of verification services used in the escrow industry. It discusses why verification has become a best practice for both the users of software and the developers creating the applications, as well as a solid recommendation by the lawyers who advise them.
Posted: 28 Dec 2011 | Published: 28 Dec 2011

Iron Mountain

Meet Your Disaster Recovery Goals with Less Complexity and Cost
sponsored by VMware and Dell
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the ways virtualization can address the challenges of traditional disaster recovery and help your enterprise meet the key goals of a viable disaster recovery plan.
Posted: 12 Dec 2011 | Published: 12 Dec 2011

VMware and Dell

Workshifting: How IT is Changing the Way Business is Done
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Among the challenges facing companies are geographically dispersed offices, mobile employees and the need for high availability and business continuity.  Learn how desktop virtualization and workshifting are viable solutions. Discover how these strategies will increase productivity, optimize performance and centralize management.
Posted: 03 Nov 2011 | Published: 03 Nov 2011

Citrix

Top Ten Reasons to Embrace Workshifting
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: With an increased demand for dynamic computing accessibility, pressure on your infrastructure is mounting. Fortunately, desktop virtualization provides a method for meeting these demands. Learn about workshifting, a new approach to end-user computing resulting from the advantages of desktop virtualization.
Posted: 03 Nov 2011 | Published: 03 Nov 2011

Citrix

Work 2.0: The Shift to Virtualization Is On
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: As demands on your infrastructure change, a plan for increased capacity, dynamic resource allocation, and mobility is a necessity. Without one, revenue could be at risk. Access this exclusive resource to learn how desktop virtualization may provide your organization with the ability to optimize provisioning and increase overall security.
Posted: 03 Nov 2011 | Published: 03 Nov 2011

Citrix

Achieve Workforce Continuity and Keep Your Business Running – No Matter What
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Unplanned business disruptions come at a high cost.  In an emergency situation, desktop virtualization enables displaced workers to continue working from home, on any device – a tablet, a rented laptop, an old PC or a device they just purchased. Discover why desktop virtualization is a vital element of business continuity planning.
Posted: 03 Nov 2011 | Published: 03 Nov 2011

Citrix

CW+: Analyst's take: The benefits of third-party SAP and Oracle support
sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com
WHITE PAPER: Organizations running mature SAP or Oracle applications experience significant ongoing savings from third-party support.  Nucleus found Rimini Street customers can reduce their annual license maintenance fees by at least 50 percent and avoid upgrade costs while extending the value of their software investment.
Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

ComputerWeekly.com

Deliver Dynamic Business Continuity for the Enterprise with Dell Compellent Live Volume
sponsored by Dell Compellent
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn about an innovative platform that can help your business minimize downtime, balance workloads, and easily shift resources across the cloud.
Posted: 17 Oct 2011 | Published: 17 Oct 2011

Dell Compellent

Support your business goals with a highly automated hosting environment
sponsored by HP
WHITE PAPER: This resource presents a data center infrastructure transformation and modernization solution using a patent-pending, detailed approach to help you draw up an effective plan to create a standardized, highly automated hosting environment, able to support your organization’s business goals.
Posted: 10 Oct 2011 | Published: 10 Oct 2011

HP

Is your data center holding you back?
sponsored by HP
WHITE PAPER: Access this essential resource to discover five crucial steps to jump-start business and IT agility by becoming an instant-on enterprise, including planning, standardizing, virtualizing, and more.
Posted: 10 Oct 2011 | Published: 10 Oct 2011

HP

Full Episode: Top 10 Tips for Planning Your IT Transformation
sponsored by HP
WHITE PAPER: Planning is a key component of any IT transformation effort, whether the effort is large or small. This resource discusses top ten tips for successfully planning your IT transformation in an efficient, cost-effective manner.
Posted: 07 Oct 2011 | Published: 07 Oct 2011

HP

IBM XIV Storage System: Engineered for Business Continuity
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This comprehensive white paper explores the factors to consider and the evaluations needed to make informed decisions to minimize downtime, prevent technological mishaps, and compensate for natural or man-made disasters.
Posted: 08 Aug 2011 | Published: 08 Aug 2011

IBM

Efficient Data Recovery Demands a Unified Solution
sponsored by Acronis NEMEA
WHITE PAPER: For small business and remote office/branch office IT administrators, the financial and technical challenges of maintaining a comprehensive business continuity solution can be daunting. Read this white paper to learn some solutions that may help you and your organization.
Posted: 05 Jul 2011 | Published: 05 Jul 2011

Acronis NEMEA

Mitigating the Risks of Email Outages
sponsored by Mimecast
WHITE PAPER: Email is the dominant mode of enterprise communication, so even a brief outage can have a serious impact on customer relationships and, most importantly, revenue streams. Take a look at this expert resource for a detailed analysis of the challenges facing email continuity.
Posted: 23 Jun 2011 | Published: 23 Jun 2011

Mimecast

Dell and VMware: Protecting Your Virtual Datacenter from All Sides
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This comprehensive technical report details the installation and configuration of Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage and VMware vCenter SRM to help make your organization's disaster recovery strategy an automated and manageable part of your virtual environment.
Posted: 09 May 2011 | Published: 09 May 2011

Dell, Inc.

10 Ways To Save with Desktop Virtualization
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: This paper is designed to review how desktop virtualization can save you money. Some of these points will be more applicable to one situation, company, etc., than another, but the idea is to stimulate and encourage thought about the technology and its use.
Posted: 04 Mar 2011 | Published: 04 Mar 2011

Global Knowledge

Benefits of Using Blades as Storage Arrays
sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
WHITE PAPER: Blade based storage arrays deliver enterprise class storage performance and capacity, as well as simplify storage management loads. These solutions are built to scale quickly and impressively, and offer a cost-effective, long-term approach to delivering robust and reliable storage solutions. Reas on to learn more about blade based storage arrays.
Posted: 01 Feb 2011 | Published: 01 Feb 2011

Oracle Corporation UK Ltd

The Acronis Global Disaster Recovery Index: 2011
sponsored by Acronis
WHITE PAPER: When it comes to successfully recovering from a serious incident the Australians were the least confident. Just 22% of Australian businesses felt that they would be able to recover quickly in the event of downtime, compared to a global average of 50%.
Posted: 30 Jan 2011 | Published: 30 Jan 2011

Acronis

Why Cloud Based Security and Archiving Make Sense
sponsored by Google Apps
WHITE PAPER: Content provided by Google. IT organizations are working to improve email security and add compliance and e-discovery capabilities. Spam and malware are bad and are getting worse, and the risk and potential costs associated with e-discovery are increasing. As a result, organizations need a better way to solve these problems.
Posted: 05 Nov 2010 | Published: 05 Nov 2010

Google Apps

Dell VMware Virtualized Storage: DR Insures Business Against Disaster and Downtime
sponsored by Dell and VMware
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn about Dell and VMware's powerful storage and virtualization solutions that allow organizations to cost-effectively construct and deploy a virtualized storage and disaster recovery infrastructure.
Posted: 12 Oct 2010 | Published: 12 Oct 2010

Dell and VMware

Business Continuity for Microsoft SQL Server and VMware on Dell PowerEdge Servers and Storage
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft SQL
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper as it describes how to protect Microsoft® SQL Server® in a VMware® VM. It describes the challenges, techniques, and methods to provide high availability for a SQL Server VM along with best practices recommendations for small to large implementations.
Posted: 08 Oct 2010 | Published: 08 Oct 2010

Dell and Microsoft SQL

De-dupe: It’s not a question of if, rather where and when! ”What to Look for and What to Avoid“
sponsored by Quantum Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at the value of data de-duplication for optimizing data protection along with considerations about how to add it to your storage strategy most effectively.
Posted: 23 Sep 2010 | Published: 23 Sep 2010

Quantum Corporation
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BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING DEFINITION (continued): …  behind BIA is that every component of the organization is reliant upon the continued functioning of every other component, but that some are more crucial than others and require a greater allocation of funds in the wake of a disaster. For example, a business may be able to continue more or less normally if the cafeteria has to close, but would come to a complete halt if the information system crashes. As part of a disaster recovery plan, BIA is likely to identify costs linked to failures, such as loss of cash flow, replacement of equipment, salaries paid to catch up with a backlog of work, loss … 
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