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Cloud Risk – Chance of Showers

by Pete O’Dell, CEO/Founder, Swan Island Networks Cloud computing is an increasingly important IT option for organizations of all sizes. There are many different ways of sizing, configuring and implementing cloud based solutions and new security methods are continually evolving. Like every legitimate IT option, there are trade-offs and risks associated with ... Read more

Four Core Elements of an Effective Employee Personal Preparedness Program

by Jeff Hamilton An important part of any company’s emergency response plan, and overall business continuity approach, is encouraging employees to get prepared at home. If employees are prepared at home and know their families are safe, there is a greater likelihood that they will be more willing to remain ... Read more

Vendor Management Critical to Supply Chain Continuity

By Continuity Insights Staff Maintaining supply chain operations, especially across state and international borders, can be a major challenge for organizations. Part of what makes supply chain continuity such a challenge is the reliance on and management of vendors. Vendor management across the supply chain is something most organizations have to ... Read more

Continuity Cares Supports Sleep in Heavenly Peace in 2019

Continuity Cares, as a result of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005, we founded an ongoing initiative called Continuity Cares.  It started with debris clean-up and drywalling to working at a Veterans homeless shelter in New Orleans, but the activity has followed us to every city ... Read more

Continuity Insights is Proud to Support Safe America

The mission at the Safe America Foundation is serving as your voice for safety.  They do so by joining forces with media partners to promote our programs and events. The Safe America Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit chartered in 1994, with headquarters in suburban Atlanta. The foundation partners with corporate, ... Read more

Continuity Insights Partners with the New York Says Thank You Foundation

To build hope and provide healing to people around the world to continually “pay it forward” for the humanity, kindness, and volunteer spirit New Yorkers – and all Americans – experienced on 9/12. NewYorkSaysThankYou.org Love is stronger than hate The positive lessons of citizenship from 9/12 are timeless, universal, and actionable Any tragedy ... Read more

Business Continuity Management: Global Best Practices (4th Edition) by Andrew Hiles

Discover new ideas and inspiration to build world-class Business Continuity Management from this masterwork that distills Hiles’ wisdom about what works and why from 30+ years’ experience in 60+ countries. First published in 1999, the new 4th Edition of Hiles’ classic is the most international, comprehensive, readable exposition on the ... Read more

Kathy Lee Patterson: Involving Executive Management

Kathy Lee Patterson is the Business Continuity Manager for Independence Blue Cross in Philadelphia.

Business Continuity Planning: A Step-by-Step Guide with Downloadable Planning Forms

The author is a knowledgeable expert with 20 years of experience in business continuity planning. He uses straightforward, jargon-free writing and supplements it with checklists, tables and worksheets to illustrate the easiest path to your destination. There is an emphasis on the non-technical aspects of Information Technology/ Disaster Recovery planning, ... Read more

Mark Carroll: The Role of the Cloud Provider

Mark Carroll is a Senior Vice President with Income Research + Management in Boston.

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