Build business resilience in an uncertain world

First there was disaster recovery, then came business continuity and now companies are looking for ways to build business resilience. “This changing vocabulary reflects the nature of the business context and how companies are looking to mitigate risk,”...

What’s next for disaster recovery?

When it comes to modern data protection, not all data should be treated the same way. Long gone are the days of just dumping a bunch of files onto a tape overnight and sending it to the vault, wites Mark Bentkower, CISSP, director of systems engineering: ASEAN at...

Tips on invoking your business continuity plan

Growing numbers of organisations in the private and public sectors have business continuity and disaster recovery plans in place to ensure organisational resilience in the face of disaster. A few organisations fully understand what events should trigger the invocation...

Outsourcing ‘still makes good business sense’

The truth facing all businesses operating in today’s market is that because of the advent of technology and systems, there are several ways to manage resources. However, while security and access control are front of mind for decision makers as they consider ICT...

Using social media in a crisis

Thanks to smartphones and tablets, the use of social media has exploded. For many people, social media platforms are now much more than a way to keep in touch with friends and family, or to find out what’s hot–they are also a way to be alerted to events...

Disaster recovery and the tough questions

In a market driven by data and the need to source, store and retrieve information in realtime, the ability to audit and control this data is paramount. The reason, say technology and cloud service experts, is to ensure that data can be protected and exploited, and...