Free Videocast: Pandemic Preparedness: Ensuring Enterprise Business Continuity


Written by Phil on December 21, 2009 in Business Continuity, Pandemics.

The threat posed by H1N1 remains somewhat of an unknown, but one thing’s for certain: it is being discussed at all levels of management, and executive teams are demanding realistic strategies. While the severity of H1N1 remains to be seen, absenteeism continues to increase and the potential impact on essential operations is highly likely. What should be done to maintain business continuity and limit the effect H1N1 or some other similar scenario has on your customers and key stakeholders?

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Case study: Pandemic “dress rehearsal” uncovered glitches for one small firm


Written by Phil on December 15, 2009 in Business Continuity, Pandemics, Testing, disaster preparedness.

Not everyone agrees on the need to do a full-boat practice run — but it can’t hurt anything except your short-term expenses.

Data aggregation vendor QL2 Software Inc. already follows best practices to prepare for the worst. It has redundant systems and regularly reviews its plans for both disaster recovery and business continuity. But when it comes to the ongoing H1N1 pandemic, company executives admit, they were a bit worried.

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Business interruptus: Prep now to avoid H1N1 flu outages later


Written by Phil on November 12, 2009 in Business Continuity, Pandemics.

Last spring, when the first cases of H1N1 flu appeared, Gartner Inc. was getting lots of calls from alarmed clients wanting to know if and how they should adjust their disaster recovery plans.

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Sample Pandemic Exercise for Crisis Management Team


Written by Phil on October 7, 2009 in Business Continuity, Pandemics, Testing, disaster preparedness.

Need to plan a Pandemic exercise?  This is a simple exercise “straw man” to help you build from at your organization.

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Preparing for a Possible Pandemic: Public and private organizations report on continuity planning efforts in the face of H1N1


Written by Phil on October 7, 2009 in Business Continuity, Pandemics, disaster preparedness, survey.

A new “white paper” by the Pandemic Prevention Council based on a survey of 1,500 organizations regarding their organizational preparedness reported that “organizations have made great strides to prepare against the possibility of pandemic,” but that a significant number of businesses still have a long way to go to be ready for a disruptive pandemic.

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Tracking the progress of H1N1 swine flu


Written by Phil on September 24, 2009 in Pandemics, disaster preparedness.

FluTracker provides an easy-to-use mapping tool for tracking H1N1 flu – around the world, down to your local area.

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Sample influenza business continuity plan


Written by Phil on September 17, 2009 in Pandemics, Templates.

Nathaniel Forbes and fellow IAEM Asia member Chew Lip Heng started writing a sample corporate incident action plan (IAP) for influenza in 2005 during the H5N1 panic.

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Next few weeks critical for Businesses to get H1N1 ready


Written by Phil on September 10, 2009 in Pandemics, disaster preparedness.

The potential outbreak of the H1N1 virus this fall could have disastrous implications for unprepared Ottawa businesses, according to numerous public and private sector groups.

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Preparing for a Renewed Swine Flu Outbreak


Written by Phil on September 2, 2009 in Business Continuity, Pandemics.

Here’s guidance for small employers, facing the specter of a fresh outbreak of the H1N1 pandemic in North America this fall. Read the rest of this entry »

Eight tips to ensure your business continuity plan is up to scratch


Written by Phil on September 2, 2009 in Business Continuity, Pandemics.

In the event of a widespread outbreak of swine flu expected this autumn is your IT department ready and what are your business planning assumptions? Here are eight top tips to ensuring business continuity.

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Government of Canada Supports Business Continuity Planning for Small and Medium Size Businesses


Written by Phil on August 19, 2009 in Pandemics, disaster preparedness.

The Government of Canada is taking steps to assist small and medium sized businesses respond to the current influenza pandemic, Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq and Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. David Butler-Jones, announced.

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