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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.   |
CIO
June 29, 2011
Kim S. Nash |
How to Be a Better Leader in a Disaster Catastrophe can strike anywhere. And when it does, your leadership will matter more than the specifics of your business-continuity plan. CIOs who have been through earthquakes and more share advice for calming, caring for and motivating employees who are coping with devastation. |
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. |
CIO
October 15, 2000
Sarah D. Scalet |
Weathering The Storm - Contingency Planning Kodak has been developing a business continuity program for more than a decade. Now it's time to move on that knowledge... |
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. |
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. |
Insurance & Technology
December 6, 2007
Nathan Conz |
Insurers View Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity As More Than IT Issues To maintain operations and service levels in the face of a catastrophe, insurers are increasingly viewing disaster recovery and business continuity plans full-fledged business initiatives. |
Bank Technology News
September 2003
Karen Krebsbach |
Blackout Snooze After three years of building the business continuity bridge, firms were ready when the lights went out. |
PHONE+
November 16, 2009
Cara Sievers |
Helping Customers Plan For Disaster MegaPath offers up business continuity planning checklist. |
PC Magazine
March 1, 2010
Erik Rhey |
Technology's Helping Hand The tech industry is stepping up to aid Haiti relief. |
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. |
Bank Technology News
April 2002
Amy Newell |
Backup, Recovery and Beyond Sept. 11's terrorist attacks heightened awareness about data protection, and industry insiders recommend that financial institutions view the issues in both present and future terms... |
Fast Company
February 2011
Jocelyn C. Zuckerman |
How Tech Is Helping the Haiti Recovery Since the 2010 earthquake, not-for-profits and corporations have developed new technologies to better deliver services to Haitians, transforming aid in disaster areas everywhere. |
CIO
March 8, 2012
Kenneth Corbin |
Dell Powers Red Cross Social Media Command Center Dell partners with the American Red Cross to furnish it with technology dedicated to monitoring social media activity to improve emergency response and disaster recovery operations. |
National Defense
September 2013
Steff Thomas |
Social Media Changing the Way FEMA Responds to Disasters More than 70 percent of people in disaster situations use social media to let their families and friends know that they are OK, according to a University of San Francisco survey. |
Searcher
June 2006
Piper & Ramos |
A Failure to Communicate: Politics, Scams, and Information Flow During Hurricane Katrina The Katrina disaster was exacerbated by poor communications. Some help was provided by the Internet, but it was also a breeding round for Katrina-related scams. |
Bank Technology News
May 2004
David Ng |
Disaster Recovery Takes High Priority Do banking industry preventative measures go overboard? |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2009
Jesse Walker |
Tweeting Under Fire Disaster researcher Jeannette Sutton explores how ordinary people create their own media during crises. The public isn't waiting for those press releases anymore. |
Managed Care
October 2001
Joyce Ochs |
Sept. 11's Lessons in Disaster Care While we are trying to grapple with the changes that terrorism may make to our way of life, a greater public awareness of emergency measures is bound to be one result... |
Bank Technology News
April 2010
Robin Arnfield |
Citi Goes Beyond Data Centers In September 2007, Citi launched a global sustainable IT initiative, based on a formal framework encompassing power management, paper substitution, travel substitution, and sustainable supply chain. |
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. |
CFO
June 1, 2011
David M. Katz |
All in the Timing Recent catastrophes in Japan are spurring a reevaluation of just-in-time manufacturing. |
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. |
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. |
PHONE+
May 21, 2009
Adam Myers |
BCDR Basics for Agents Recommending backup links in case of a network outage is a sound strategy, but if that's the extent of your business continuity/disaster recovery advice for business customers, you are missing critical solutions and revenue opportunities. |
CFO
May 1, 2004
John Goff |
In Case of Emergency New technology, and new threats, have businesses reexamining how they cope with disaster. |
InternetNews
June 6, 2006
Michael Hickins |
Ringing (False?) Alarm Bells IBM and HP are launching disaster recovery services as the hurricane season kicks off. |
InternetNews
September 12, 2007
Larry Barrett |
Virtualization Brings New Data Recovery Concerns, Benefits Everyone's racing to consolidate data on virtual machines but is enough attention being paid to protecting this new datacenter environment in the event of a catastrophe? |
Finance & Development
June 2011 |
Shaken to the Core The economic impact of the disaster in Japan is far reaching. |
CFO
April 1, 2005
John Goff |
Who'll Stop the Rain? The forces of nature remain the biggest threat to the daily operations of most companies. Here are some examples of how companies are preparing for such emergencies. |
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... |
CFO
March 1, 2004
Simone Kaplan |
The Cruelest Blow of All? Given this growing corporate reliance on electronic messaging, you'd think CFOs, CIOs, and risk managers would have plans in place to keep the mail running. And you'd be wrong. While scores of companies shored up their business-continuity plans after 9/11, only 9 percent of companies expect their messaging abilities to operate after a disaster, according to Osterman Research. |
BusinessWeek
March 30, 2011
Peter Coy |
Japan: Economic Aftershocks Can there really be so little economic global impact from Japan's disaster? Why the bullish forecasters could be wrong. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
June 2007
David Lawrence |
Ready, Willing-Able? Is your financial practice prepared to help your clients, or even to function, if disaster strikes? |
CIO
October 1, 2005
Carrie Mathews |
How to Involve the Business to Create a Solid Continuity Plan Best practices for CIOs for not only making sure technical disaster-recovery plans are in place and working but also coordinating larger continuity efforts with all business functions. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2008
Anders Bylund |
VMware: The New Virtual Reality Today's virtual server platforms lets system administrators do things they could never do on plain hardware. |
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. |
National Defense
July 2008
Stew Magnuson |
Emergency Responders Hone Skills Amid the Rubble One of the first skills firefighters and other first responders learn at the National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center is how to hoist a slab of concrete off a rubble pile using only their muscles. |
CFO
September 1, 2002
Scott Leibs |
Lesson from 9/11: It's Not about Data A year after 9/11, are businesses prepared for any contingency? |
CIO
April 27, 2011 |
Disaster Recovery on a Budget CIOs are always looking for disaster-recovery options that don't break the bank. These CIOs share their tactics. |
Entrepreneur
July 2008
Chris Penttila |
Ready for Anything Make sure your business is fully prepared for when disaster strikes. In fact, having a disaster plan can actually help your business grow during good times. |
Wall Street & Technology
May 20, 2009
Penny Crosman |
Citi's Green Data Centers Provide Environmental and Business Benefits Citi has completed three LEED-certified, energy-efficient data centers and is sticking to its $50 billion commitment to environmental efforts, which it says make good business sense. |
PC Magazine
December 20, 2006
Matthew D. Sarrel |
Your Disaster Recovery Plan Building a business continuity plan in case of disaster is vital to the survival of your company. Even small businesses should pay attention. |
InternetNews
June 12, 2007
Paul Shread |
Startup Makes Disaster Recovery Work Continuity Software claims it can make disaster recovery work better - and it won't charge customers if it can't. |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 12, 2005 |
Readers Respond: What are the Lessons of New Orleans? I believe the major difference between a public and private sector response to a crisis is... The Katrina disaster offers many lessons and opportunities... As I see it there were two disasters, one natural and the other bureaucratic... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
January 20, 2010
Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
Lessons for U.S. Preparedness From Haiti Relief Efforts: Analysis Nobody cares more about helping you and your family in time of disaster than, well, you. So it makes sense for you to be prepared to take care of yourself. |
Entrepreneur
March 2006
Melissa Campanelli |
In Harm's Way? A plan can help you keep your website running in a time of crisis. |
The Motley Fool
July 5, 2006
John Reeves |
The Summer of Our Discontent Despite the apparent inevitability of some kind of catastrophic event in the near future, there seems to be little sense of urgency among the governmental organizations that plan for such events. So what can you do if you can't count on the government to respond efficiently? |
Bio-IT World
May 9, 2003
Salvatore Salamone |
Catastrophes and Contingencies @#$! happens, but savvy IT managers can take it in stride by incorporating disaster recovery into everyday planning. |
