Articles
Messaging Goes Full Throttle
June 30, 2010 8:00 pm | by Erin Donohoe | CommentsMessage in a bottle? No way! Industry experts discuss trends, best practices, and key success factors in emergency notification. Here’s how to get your messages where they’re going … and then maybe you can head to the beach!
An Interdependencies Workshop
June 30, 2010 8:00 pm | by John Jackson | CommentsExternal interdependencies are important and can impact your ability to recover. Find out what you need to know about this elusive foe by conducting an interdependencies workshop.
Oil? Toil!
June 30, 2010 8:00 pm | by Daniel Hahn | CommentsWho would have thought a spurting oil rig more than 100 miles from shore could cause a business crisis? Makes you want to start planning for Apophis striking the earth … or an alien invasion. Businesses may have a boatload of continuity plans, but if beach tourism and water activities are what you do, and you didn’t plan for this, what do you do now?
Webinar Watch
June 30, 2010 8:00 pm | CommentsThe latest webinars for your CI toolkit. Notification Q&A with the experts in July, and The Next REAL Pandemic in August. Plus, we’ve archived a great webinar on how to get the most out of your exercise.
The Extra Mile
June 30, 2010 8:00 pm | by Michael Keating | CommentsForget senior management for a minute. Five above-and-beyond steps you can implement to get everyone else in your organization behind the business continuity program.
The Best Deal in BCP!
June 30, 2010 8:00 pm | by Buffy Rojas Editor-in-Chief | CommentsPersonally, I think it’s the best deal in BCP. A three-day online conference requiring zero travel, providing up to 20 CEAP points toward your DRI International certification, and an incredible line-up of speakers and topics. And it’s only $195. You can even watch the sessions later if you get called away during the live event.
The Continuity Insights e-Conference
June 29, 2010 8:00 pm | by CI Staff | CommentsHave recent budget cuts kept you from securing the information, education and networking opportunities you need to enhance your business continuity program?Join us on September 28-30, 2010 for the second annual Continuity Insights e-Conference and enjoy many of the benefits of an onsite event, without leaving your office.
The H1N1 2009 Pandemic
May 20, 2010 1:43 pm | CommentsDid organizations do all that mitigation for Y2K and nothing happened, or did nothing happen because organizations did all of the mitigation organizations did?
Connect More!
May 20, 2010 11:59 am | CommentsFirst, a sincere thank you to everyone who attended the 2010 Continuity Insights Management Conference. It’s always great for me to connect, in person, with readers and vendors alike. And this year was no exception; I walked away from the event full of new contacts and new ideas, excited about our industry, and hopeful for its future.
On With the Show!
May 20, 2010 11:16 am | CommentsThe 2010 Continuity Insights Management Conference kicked off with an informative panel of New Orleans residents discussing the progress that’s been made, and how much work there is yet to do. Those who were able to attend the pre-conference "Road to Recovery" tour were able to witness this first hand. As we wound our way through the streets of the 9th ward, progress was evident from the Musicians Village to the Brad Pitt houses.
Simple Isn't Stupid!
April 30, 2010 8:00 pm | by Buffy Rojas Editor-in-Chief | CommentsPhelps says he thinks we need to think more about designing systems and tools that are simple, intuitive and “help us maintain competency in a crisis.” But instead of doing that, we tend to get caught up in bells and whistles that we don’t need, that the rank and file can’t use, and that ultimately complicate our lives and hinder crisis response.
The H1N1 2009 Pandemic - Another Y2K?
April 30, 2010 8:00 pm | by Cynthia Simeone | CommentsDid organizations do all that mitigation for Y2K and nothing happened, or did nothing happen because organizations did all of the mitigation organizations did?
Ask the EAB - May/Jun 2010
April 30, 2010 8:00 pm | CommentsWhat did you take away from this year’s Continuity Insights Management Conference? How will you apply those lessons learned to your program or practice?
Strength in Strategic Crisis Leadership
April 30, 2010 8:00 pm | by Buffy Rojas Editor-in-Chief | CommentsCrises magnify our inherent weaknesses. But by focusing on a few guiding principles, you’ll be flexing some serious BC muscle when the weight of the world is on your shoulders.
BCP vs. the Volcano
April 30, 2010 8:00 pm | by Tony Schmitz | CommentsThreats to operational continuity are everywhere. What a volcanic eruption in Europe can teach the world about communications.
