Issue Archive: September/October 2005
Cover Story
Buffy Rojas
ABN AMRO is an international bank with European roots and a clear focus on consumer and commercial banking. ABN AMRO’s business continuity plans have a clear focus on communicating in a crisis. Jack Smith, first vice president of business continuity and crisis management, has been with the ABN AMRO business continuity team for five years. Smith spent the previous eight years in the company’s IT department. According to Smith, the switch was a natural transition. “I was always involved in technology and was asked to help out with the Y2K project,” he says. “As that was winding down, I moved on to business continuity.”Smith and the business continuity team are responsible for the company’s North American operations, which are headquartered in Chicago, IL.
Features
Buffy Rojas
Hurricane Katrina hit hard and the business continuity community responded. Industry insiders share their initial thoughts - and some early lessons learned - in the aftermath of the storm.
John W. Marini
Many companies view the business continuity planning professional's task as one of ensuring uninterrupted "operations", wth the ultimate goal of protecting the organization from financial loss.
Michael Keating
Continuity planning in manufacturing operations is critical and will recieve more attention that it has in the past.
Kate Debevois
In the quest for quicker recovery times, continuous availability, and resilient infrastructures, companies are working to conduct more realistic business continuity and disaster recovery audits, tabletop tests, and full-scale drills. Here's what's happening at Vanguard.
Chris Worton
Recent events - ranging from natural disasters to terrorism - mean that the visibility of business continuity professionals have increased dramatically, but competition for jobs is also on the rise.
