CIOs warned to prioritise governance and business continuity
Recent natural disasters have spurred warnings to forgo a reactive approach to governance. In this Computerworld article, HopgoodGanim’s IT lawyers are reminded of the importance of prioritising ICT governance and business continuity to minimise risk to the business, in the wake of the recent natural disasters plaguing the nation and indeed the world. Click here […]
Business Interruption – Water pipe burst evacuates 3500 from Sydney’s AMP Tower
A real life example of a business interruption incident today. A burst water pipe in the AMP Building in Sydney caused 3500 staff to be evacuated. For the businesses without water damage, hopefully access can be restored and everyone is back to work on Monday morning. If any businesses sustained significant damage to their floor, […]
Business Continuity Planning – More Than Just Disaster Recovery
The disasters in Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia have put BCP into sharp focus. In this article, Allan Davies provides advice he gleaned the hard way from working through numerous disasters, and suggests that CIO’s need to think in broader terms than just IT disaster recovery. He outlines nine valuable lessons that should be incorporated […]
Embedding Business Continuity Management into your organisation’s culture
Your business continuity and IT disaster recovery plans are living documents that need to continually evolve otherwise they will stagnate. If you maintain and exercise your plan it will evolve along with your organisation, helping you to be prepared should a business interruption strike. Here are OpsCentre’s top 5 tips on how to keep the […]
Embedding Business Continuity Management into your organisation's culture
Your business continuity and IT disaster recovery plans are living documents that need to continually evolve otherwise they will stagnate. If you maintain and exercise your plan it will evolve along with your organisation, helping you to be prepared should a business interruption strike. Here are OpsCentre’s top 5 tips on how to keep the […]
Don't have time for Business Continuity Management? Then why not outsource it!
Ensuring continuity of your business functions, processes and critical IT systems and applications, along with the decision making in a time of crisis cannot be completely outsourced; there will always be responsibilities owned by the board, executive team and operational staff members. However, a great deal of the co-ordination and maintenance can be outsourced for […]