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Insurance & Technology
April 20, 2007
Peggy Bresnik Kendler |
It Pays to Be Prepared Insurers are leveraging lessons learned from past disasters and technology such as data replication and virtualization to prepare both IT and employees for a disaster.   |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2007
Charlene O'Hanlon |
Disaster Recovery :: Courting Disaster Districts that are not prepared in the event of fire, storm, earthquake, or whatever else nature may bear are asking for trouble. |
CIO
June 29, 2011
Maryfran Johnson |
Why Personal Leadership Style Matters When Disaster Strikes CIOs say helping workers cope is key to recovery. |
Geotimes
January 2006
Linda Rowan |
The Rise and Fall of FEMA With the threat of terrorism still high, more hurricanes expected in the near future, unpredictable earthquakes, and significant population growth in high-risk regions, federal disaster preparedness and response have never been more important. |
Popular Mechanics
January 20, 2010
Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
Lessons for U.S. Preparedness From Haiti Relief Efforts: Analysis Nobody cares more about helping you and your family in time of disaster than, well, you. So it makes sense for you to be prepared to take care of yourself. |
Entrepreneur
November 2005
Jacquelyn Lynn |
Moving Right Along Insurance can help smooth the road to disaster recovery. |
PC Magazine
December 20, 2006
Matthew D. Sarrel |
Your Disaster Recovery Plan Building a business continuity plan in case of disaster is vital to the survival of your company. Even small businesses should pay attention. |
Entrepreneur
October 2007
Jacquelyn Lynn |
Bouncing Back Eric Morgan, president of Morgan + Co., never thought his New Orleans-based media company would be unable to operate due to a catastrophe. Then Hurricane Katrina hit. |
Entrepreneur
February 2010
Jason Ankeny |
How to be Ready for Anything Do you have a plan for disaster recovery preparedness? |
Wall Street & Technology
September 23, 2005
Greg MacSweeney |
BCP: Murphy's Law Applies When it comes to BCP, shortsightedness and lack of top-down leadership may be the greatest danger. Just because there hasn't been a need to invoke a business continuity plan doesn't mean that something won't happen tomorrow. |
CRM
November 1, 2005
Marshall lager |
When Disaster Strikes Emergency services operate like any other business; those with weak communication and slow response to customer needs fail while good CRM practices can greatly improve an organization's ability to take care of its customers and improve the bottom line. In this case, the bottom line is lives saved. |
Wall Street & Technology
April 20, 2007
Ivy Schmerken |
Hedge Funds Are Focusing On Disaster Recovery Following the Recent Market Volatility Fund advisory firms have become more conscious of disaster recovery and business continuity to back up applications and data since the February market decline. |
CIO
January 15, 2002
Lorraine Cosgrove Ware |
Disaster Recovery Becomes Life and Death An October 2001 online survey asked CIOs, vice presidents and directors of IT how their organizations had prepared for disaster, and how their IT contingency and recovery plans would change after the events of Sept. 11... |
AskMen.com
Jim Bauer |
How to: Survive a Natural Disaster While you can't predict or stop nature's deadly course, there are measures you can take to protect your home and yourself. Here are a few ideas that may help save your life and belongings should the worst happen. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2005
Pamela Black |
Shelter from the Storm National disasters have underlined the importance of business continuity planning for financial advisers -- it's not just about compliance. |
BusinessWeek
September 19, 2005
Bruce Nussbaum |
The Next Big One Where America is most vulnerable to the next big disaster and how the nation can better manage the risks ahead. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2006
Kurt Johnson |
Practice Tips Many disaster recovery plans look good on paper but lack the detail necessary to function in a real disaster. Consider these factors when establishing your recovery procedures. |
National Defense
July 2008
Breanne Wagner |
FEMA on a Mission to Regain Credibility Scarred from its poor performance during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, agency leadership openly said it would take a major disaster to prove itself. It got that chance when wildfires swept through Southern California. |
Bank Systems & Technology
December 1, 2005
Katherine Burger |
Calling in Sick There may be a kind of disaster looming that even the most recovery-savvy businesses have not anticipated -- a major flu outbreak. The implications regarding business continuity plans are as serious as a looming hurricane. |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2006 |
Unprepared for Disaster Last year, the U.S. was hit by a record 28 hurricanes and, with the first anniversary of Katrina coming up next month, financial advisors who sell insurance might want to take a good look at the small business market. |
Financial Advisor
November 2008
David Lawrence |
Averting Disaster Advisors often discuss the financial planning process to clients in terms of worst-case scenario planning. Yet the financial advisor often doesn't ask these same questions of himself for his own firm. |
Wall Street & Technology
May 15, 2006 |
Time Is Of the Essence In a disaster recovery situation, a business can be irreparably damaged if operations cease for just a few hours, according to a survey. |
InternetNews
June 12, 2007
Paul Shread |
Startup Makes Disaster Recovery Work Continuity Software claims it can make disaster recovery work better - and it won't charge customers if it can't. |
Reason
July 2009
Katherine Mangu-Ward |
A Scary Thing Indeed First published in 2003, A Scary Thing had been living on the FEMA site ever since, traumatizing kids with color-it-yourself pictures of towering infernos and children weeping outside hospitals for their dead kin. |
CIO
June 29, 2011
Kim S. Nash |
4 Steps to Help Your IT Team When Disaster Strikes CIOs who have been through disasters share ideas to help employees cope personally and professionally in a catastrophe, so they can help with business recovery. |
InternetNews
June 6, 2006
Michael Hickins |
Ringing (False?) Alarm Bells IBM and HP are launching disaster recovery services as the hurricane season kicks off. |
The Motley Fool
February 29, 2008
Mary Dalrymple |
Foolish Money Lab: Dodging Disaster Having insurance isn't enough. You also need to protect important documents from disaster and be able to evacuate with them in a hurry. |
Entrepreneur
March 2006
Melissa Campanelli |
In Harm's Way? A plan can help you keep your website running in a time of crisis. |
CIO
March 15, 2006
Stephanie Overby |
Cleaning Up After Katrina The CEO of Oreck Corp. credits quick thinking by employees - including his VP of IT - for a speedy recovery from the hurricane. After all, the systems don't run themselves. |
National Defense
November 2011
Stew Magnuson |
Who Is in Charge of What During Major Catastrophes Still Unanswered The answer is all of them and none of them, former Commandant of the Coast Guard retired Adm. Thad Allen suggested recently. |
InternetNews
March 4, 2010 |
Google Highlights Disaster Recovery Offerings The search giant opens up with more details as to just how its cloud-based Google Apps suite recovers from disaster. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2006
Barry B. LePatner |
Are You Prepared? While disaster management planning is likely to be low on commercial property owners' to-do lists, unexpected events such as Hurricane Katrina and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have demonstrated the importance of having a disaster management strategy. |
CIO
June 1, 2002
Michael Symmers |
'What If' Technology Planning Experience has shown that asking 'What if?' is the best way to guard against 'Why me?' |
Bio-IT World
May 9, 2003
Salvatore Salamone |
Catastrophes and Contingencies @#$! happens, but savvy IT managers can take it in stride by incorporating disaster recovery into everyday planning. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Argoff & Rousso |
Hardest Hit and Least Protected People with disabilities and older adults suffered the brunt of the Gulf and Atlantic Coast hurricanes. This is what grantmakers can do to help them. |
CIO
December 1, 2001 |
Nasdaq's Best Practices NASDAQ, whose 1 Liberty Plaza headquarters is next to the World Trade Center, has itemized disaster recovery lessons learned from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks... |
Financial Advisor
September 2010
Eric Rasmussen |
Counting On Green The BP disaster has thrown a spotlight on environmental, social and governance data. |
National Defense
November 2005
Lawrence P. Farrell |
Preparation Is Key to Disaster Response Amidst the outrage and finger-pointing that followed Katrina, several lawmakers and homeland security experts called for the federal government to make the Defense Department the lead agency for disaster response. |
Insurance & Technology
October 7, 2005
Maria Woehr |
The Sun Will Come Out For small insurance entities, recovering from a disaster often depends on a third-party provider. Here's how SunGard Availability Services maintained a third-party administrator's systems and preserved its viability in the wake of Katrina. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Jan/Feb 2005 |
Excerpt: Disaster Grantmaking: A Practical Guide for Foundations and Corporations Grantmakers can be more effective and strategic in addressing disasters by following these eight principles of good disaster management. |
Bank Systems & Technology
February 27, 2006
Deena M. Amato-McCoy |
Planning for Continuity The severity of the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons taught financial institutions that disaster recovery programs alone cannot protect their businesses, forcing banks to reevaluate the strength of their backup plans. |
CIO
March 1, 2002
Meridith Levinson |
Help on the Way Thanks to a grant of $150,000 in cash and $199,000 in software and tech support from Microsoft in January 2001, Save the Children now uses Compaq iPAQs to evaluate the damage after floods, earthquakes and volcanoes, and to find adequate aid and distribute it quicker... |
PC Magazine
July 4, 2008
Lisa Zyga |
A Safety Net for Disaster Relief The Web can be an invaluable resource for aiding others and finding help in the big storm. |
Entrepreneur
April 2003
Daniel Tynan |
In Case of Emergency A smoke alarm or a life preserver may save your life, but they won't save your business. You need a real disaster plan now. Your business's survival depends on it. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Supply Chains at Risk: By the Numbers Companies mistakenly think their insurance can fully protect them from disaster. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Paula J. Kelly |
Meeting the Needs When two devastating hurricanes struck the Gulf Coast in less than a month, it was clear that the response from the philanthropic community would need to be as unprecedented as the disaster. |
InternetNews
December 14, 2009 |
EMC Improves Backup, Replication Reporting EMC claims that its Data Protection Advisor eliminates the need for disaster recovery testing. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Mar/Apr 2006
Sarita Venkat |
Corporate Givers Revisit Disaster Grants Although corporations and corporate grantmakers have responded again and again to help after disasters -- and they give their support in a number of ways -- many believe it's time to get a clear disaster relief giving policy in place. |
Reason
December 2005
Jacob Sullum |
After the Storm Hurricane Katrina and the failure of U.S. public policy. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2004
Traci Purdum |
The Show Must Go On Having a contingency plan and being able to execute it will ensure the bottom won't fall out of your bottom line. |
