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Achieving BCP Harmony: The Yamaha Story (Case Study)
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by Brian Jemelian | Articles | CommentsAt Yamaha Corporation of America, BCP is not just another project within that needs to be managed. BCP is a driving force in strategic process improvements made within the organization. This session details the development of Yamaha’s comprehens...
Resiliency and DR Technology in Plain English
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by Thomas Martin | Articles | CommentsThis presentation will categorize and review all current resiliency and disaster recovery technology solutions in use today. This session will provide this information at a comprehensive yet non technological level geared to those attendees who ...
The Business Impact Dilemma
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by Dennis Wenk Advisory Solution Architect | Articles | CommentsDowntime has an economic impact and it no longer takes a catastrophe to experience a severe economic loss. The business impact analysis (BIA) has been promoted as an effective tool for business continuity planners to understand the criticality o...
What Do You Get When You Mix IP and BCP?
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by Michael Croy Director Business Continuity Solutions | Articles | CommentsWith 95 percent of large- and mid-sized U.S. companies anticipating the convergence of voice/data networks by 2010, business leaders must understand the future implications of IP communications and adjust their business continuity and disaster r...
Emerging Trends in BCP Program Management
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by Chris Alvord | Articles | CommentsDistributed enterprises have special challenges when it comes to conducting BCP programs that are efficient, flexible, and rigorous. As BCP extends throughout distributed enterprises, traditional methods of managing BCP programs no longer work f...
BCP’s Big Secret? It’s Powerful and Cool
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by Randy MacCleary | Articles | CommentsThe presentation will describe the evolution of power and cooling strategies and trends significant to business continuity planning. Included are real-world examples of how IT and business continuity professionals can assess their network protec...
Making the 80/20 Rule Work for You
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by Thomas Gaitley | Articles | CommentsSince its inception, continuity planning has expanded from its data center origins to encompass not only the business but the entire value chain. While we have refined what is considered “best practice” and standardized many aspects of planning ...
Aligning Backup, Recovery, and Archiving
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by Allen Ruster | Articles | CommentsMost IT organizations continue to struggle with backup and recovery. Regardless of size, industry, or budget – information growth is the most common reason for yesterday’s backup and recovery procedures falling short of meeting today’s recovery ...
Business Continuity Concepts for the IT Disaster Recovery Professional
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by Joe Flach Vice President | Articles | CommentsAs our industry matures and more organizations address the challenges of both business continuity and disaster recovery, some subtle differences between the two disciplines are causing some confusion and problems for different groups within an o...
BCP: From Zero to 60 in Five Months Flat (Case Study)
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by Barbara Devine | Articles | CommentsThis presentation will show you how a business continuity program can be successfully created and implemented in a short period of time. TAP, a $4B pharmaceutical company, implemented a business continuity program over a five-month period of tim...
Building Corporate Awareness (Case Study)
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by Doreen Norako Senior Vice President | Articles | CommentsBCP is not a job you can do by yourself. You have to rely on other departments and individuals to help you gather all the information necessary to make your plans effective. What’s the best way to build those alliances? Find out by attending thi...
A Results-Driven Approach to Business Resilience
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by George Andrews | Articles | CommentsBusiness executives want a business resilience program that is managed well and they want to know where the program is headed. The program should answer key questions for executives, including: How resilient are my critical business processes? H...
BCP for Healthcare Organizations:
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by Kathy Lee Patterson | Articles | CommentsYou have been asked to take over the BCP/DR program at a healthcare provider. You are experienced, but possibly not in the clinical environment. Where do you start? If there is an existing BCP/DR program and plan, how should you begin to evaluat...
Business Resiliency End to End (Case Study)
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by Chuck Wachter | Articles | CommentsGMAC-RFC recently transitioned from a primarily third-party recovery solution to an internal recovery solution. During this transition every aspect of business processes was modified to include business resilience, creating a sustainable, proact...
How to Embed BCP:
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by Katie Willis | Articles | CommentsUnderstanding how to lead your organization from “current state” to an enterprise business continuity program seems almost an impossible task, particularly for matrix, highly segmented, or global organizations. In this session, learn how to: • G...
