Business continuity is a big deal these days, and disaster recovery plans are a key component of business continuity. Below is a brief checklist to help guide you: Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Project Approach 1. Business Impact Analysis a. Review existing business continuity capabilities: i. Evaluate the risk to business process failures ii. Identify critical … Read more
GUEST BLOG Think business continuity plans are not important? Think again. In late October 2012, Hurricane Sandy left devastation in parts of the Caribbean, Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states, and Eastern Canada. With winds up to 80 mph, this Category 2 hurricane wreaked havoc along the eastern seaboard of the United States from Florida to Maine. … Read more
By Jay Atkinson AIS Network CEO If you’re a company in the health care industry, you have just 47 days to get your act together on planning for IT disaster recovery. That’s right. Beginning Sept. 23, the HIPAA/HITECH rules governing protected health information (PHI) secure data backup and recovery will be enforced, and some businesses … Read more