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What does it really mean for an individual to be “certified” in business continuity?

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You’re packing for vacation and your spouse turns to you and says, “You’re not taking your BlackBerry with you — are you?” How should you respond?

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The Singapore Computer Society (SCS) has launched its new ‘Certification in IT Business Continuity Management’ (CITBCM).

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SunGard announced that Andrew Stern has been appointed chief executive officer of SunGard Availability Services.

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Many of us have had to deal with mentally unstable people at different times and  at different levels of the corporate world, including those at executive levels tasked with making significant decisions for their organizations.

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A distance-learning MSc in health incident command at ­Manchester Metropolitan University (UK) is the first degree-level course specifically for those in the health services who will necessarily during their career find themselves in ultimate charge of decisions that affect how many people live and how many die

Though there is basic training for all emergency services staff in how to deal with the initial stages of a disaster on the ground, the subsequent hours of decision-making in the strategic and tactical management of catastrophes that erupt, by definition, out of nowhere, can make an enormous difference to the scale of the tragedy that ensues.

The course has been designed so academic rigor is informed by students’ personal experience. “We’re looking to tease out the reasoning behind people’s decision-making, both in preparing for a major incident and when one hits,” says Dave Whitmore, tutor on this new program.

Decisions made at the scene can greatly affect the scale of a tragedy. Photograph: Jaime Turner /Rex

See MSc launched in how to take command in a major emergency, by Louise Tickle for The Guardian.

SunGard announced that Eric Berg has resigned as chief executive officer of SunGard Availability Services, a position he held since October 2007.

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Disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC) professionals looking for work face many challenges right now.

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Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Continuity of Government (COG) 5 Session Audio CD Class, by Redmond Worldwide NOW HALF PRICE!

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What’s the future career path for today’s Business Continuity Management professional? Singapore’s Nathaniel Forbes has plodded along a BCM career path for 14 years, and doesn’t see a light at the end of the tunnel. All he sees is more tunnel.

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One of the interesting aspects of business continuity management is that it is a key component of two major professional accreditations: CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) and CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional).

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