Business Continuity Planning Reports

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

WHITE PAPER: IT leaders are challenged by the growth of the amount of data they have to manage. While data management encompasses several areas of an organization, ensuring the data protection and business continuity is one of the most critical aspects. Inside this white paper, uncover strategies for avoiding data loss and lack of application availability.

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 | Published: 02 Dec 2011

EGUIDE: The 2011 Joplin Tornado tore through Joplin, MO, leaving devastation in its tracks. One organization that was hit particularly hard that day was St. John’s Regional Medical Center. If it wasn’t for proper disaster recovery planning, many patient records would be lost. In this e-guide, learn the story of how this hospital was prepared for the worst.

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 | Published: 14 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: The scenario is a familiar one. You’re about to step out for a leisurely day on the links, at the beach or in the backyard hammock and couldn’t be more excited about your time off, when the little red light starts blinking on your phone: URGENT.

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 | Published: 10 Nov 2011

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Emerging technologies such as virtualization and cloud computing are driving the demand for a next generation data center. This essential resource explores how you can make your business operations more cost effective and how service providers can help you rationalize and optimize your infrastructure, and sustain rapid expansion.

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 | Published: 04 Nov 2011

EGUIDE: Disaster recovery (DR) isn’t simple – but it isn’t optional, either. The truth of the matter is that a catastrophe-battered organization without a DR solution in place won’t survive. This e-guide provides straightforward guidelines for choosing vendors, determining must-have components and structuring essential plans for DR.

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 | Published: 03 Nov 2011

EGUIDE: Most IT disasters have nothing to do with the hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods that can wipe out a facility. In fact, studies show that hardware failure is the number one reason for DR declarations.  This e-guide describes common DR misconceptions and consequences, and provides backup and testing suggestions for optimal recovery.

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 | Published: 02 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: When IT professionals migrate critical applications to a virtualized infrastructure, they must consider continuity throughout every stage in the application lifecycle. Access this white paper to learn about technology solutions that can virtualize your critical applications to enhance business value and minimize risks.

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 | Published: 01 Nov 2011

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

EGUIDE: In an ever-digitized storage environment, there can be an array of threats posed to patient medical records. Amidst all of these concerns, how can you be sure which virtual server environment is right for you? In this exclusive e-guide, learn how one company successfully took the leap to a virtualized server environment.

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 | Published: 14 Oct 2011

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

EGUIDE: Overall, disaster recovery tests are essential to execute and demonstrate, but you have to be cautious and take the correct steps to test your DR plans. This expert E-Guide can help minimize the risk of your plan failing by discussing different DR testing tips. Also outlined – how to make the most out of your DR budget.

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 | Published: 01 Oct 2011

EGUIDE: This expert resource explains the differences between two methods of data center outsourcing management (IaaS and DCaaS). Discover which makes sense for your business, and learn about the pros and cons of collocation, including ensured uptime and increased security.

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 | Published: 01 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to explore how to make sure your backup and recovery system protects all of your data, all of the time.

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 | Published: 20 Sep 2011

EGUIDE: Something as seemingly trivial as a truck hitting a telephone pole can suddenly leave health care employees unable to access clinical applications and patient data. This tip discusses how providers can create, and update, business continuity plans to ensure that key systems and processes are maintained.

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 | Published: 20 Sep 2011

RESOURCE CENTER: As part of this multimedia resource center, expert Mike Laverick reviews the different disaster recovery options available for VMware infrastructures.

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 | Published: 09 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Find out what happened when Forrester Consulting interviewed a healthcare facility that implemented virtual desktops. Gain insight on both quantitative and qualitative benefits, including reduced support costs, increased worker productivity and more. Learn how your organization can take advantage of desktop virtualization.

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 | Published: 30 Aug 2011

EGUIDE: This SearchStorage.com E-Guide discusses the importance of protecting not just data but "use" of the associated information system, and outlines 4 capabilities needed for a better approach to data protection. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 | Published: 25 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes six key aspects of security and offers advice for addressing them in your cloud strategy.

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 | Published: 22 Aug 2011

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this seminar presentation download, Jon William Toigo, a 25 year practitioner in the DR and continuity planning craft, shares his knowledge and experience to help participants develop a smart and cost-effective DR plan that adequately assures protection – and recovery – from any potential disaster.

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 | Published: 22 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: Many people think the only question is to ask when thinking about backup and recovery is "What is the best way to make backups?" That’s certainly a critical question but business data is the very lifeblood of your business. You can’t afford to look at only half the equation. Recovery is vital as well, especially when choosing a cloud provider.

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 | Published: 22 Aug 2011

EGUIDE: In this Q&A Harvey Betan, an independent business continuity consultant, discusses what you need to remember when staffing a DR site, and what to do to ensure your recovery site runs smoothly.

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 | Published: 22 Aug 2011

EGUIDE: Inside this expert e-guide, learn how automation tools simplify the virtualization management process and can aid in both data center consolidation and disaster recovery.

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 | Published: 17 Aug 2011

DATA SHEET: What is your organization's rate of successful data backup and restore? Are you worried about your exposure to data loss? Unsuccessful backups and long restore times can negatively impact your business. This data sheet discusses how IBM can help with an on-site data protection and business resilience solution.

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 | Published: 12 Aug 2011

DATA SHEET: The demand for continuous access to information and applications places increasing pressure on organizations to have an optimal business resilience program. This data sheet discusses how IBM can help you assess, plan, design, architect, implement and test your business continuity and resilience plans across the enterprise.

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 | Published: 12 Aug 2011