Continuity Insights Newsletter – Addressing the Front-Line Needs of Today’s BC Professionals; Business Continuity Trends and Challenges for 2018

Conferences are key to gathering information and learning new techniques from your peers and experienced professionals within the business continuity community. The 16th annual Continuity Insights Management Conference, scheduled for April 23-25, 2018, at the Hilton Miami Downtown, will bring together an innovative network of leading business continuity and resiliency experts and practitioners who will deliver insight, inspiration, and actionable ideas that you can implement within your own organizations. MORE>>>
Weathering the Storm – Lessons Learned from Hurricane Harvey (from an IT Disaster Recovery Perspective)
By Steven Ramirez, Change Healthcare
In today’s realm Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) planning, it isn’t every day that a disaster “makes a reservation.” As a society, we have learned a lot from recent storm events, from Hurricane Katrina to Super Storm Sandy. Those lessons learned have helped strengthen BCDR planning across the country. With that said, according to an August 28th New York Times article “sometimes even the soundest plans have been foiled.” MORE>>>

New Study Details Business Continuity Trends and Challenges for 2018

Continuity Central has released the results of its annual survey of business continuity professionals and their expectations for the coming year. The top 10 change levels in the way organizations will manage business continuity, challenges holding back business continuity developments, spending, and recruiting are the central topics covered in the study. MORE>>>

Registration Open for 2018 CPAC Symposium
Once again CPAC brings together a variety of experienced and respected professionals to share practical solutions and tactics helping ensure organizations are prepared for business interruptions. More than a dozen sessions, including two plenaries, “The ‘Right Stuff’ for Crisis Management Team Leaders” and “Black Swans in 170 Days,” are scheduled. The conference takes place February 8-9 in Concord, NC. LEARN MORE>>>

A Step-by-Step Approach to Successful Cause Investigation
When the challenge is to get to the heart of a problem, a simple and efficient cause investigation methodology is key. A real difference-maker would be an interactive map that leads to the correct answer every time. Simplifying Cause Analysis: A Structured Approach combines an instruction book with a downloadable Interactive Cause Analysis Tool – for the desired results every time. MORE>>>

Save $200 On Your Registration 

Registration is open for the 2018 Continuity Insights Management Conference, April 23-25, at the Hilton Miami Downtown, Miami, Florida. Register and save $200 on your registration. More>>> 

Your First 100 Days

View this on-demand webinar and learn how to position yourself in the first 100 days of your new job to maximize and achieve the best results possible for the several years you’ll be there. More>>>

Call for Editorial

Continuity Insights invites business continuity and disaster recovery professionals to submit editorial for our newsletter and website highlighting news and information that will be of benefit to others in our industry. Submit>>>

Prepared for Your Next Cyber Attack?

Cyberattacks are the number threat facing your organization today. Join this webinar for a demonstration of a coordinated response to and recovery from a cyberattack. Register>>>

Exhibitor Spotlight:
2018 Continuity Insights Management Conference

Find Resiliency Beyond the Plan with Assurance

Visit booth #210 to find out how Assurance Business Continuity Software can take you beyond disaster recovery, crisis management and emergency response planning. Backed by Sungard AS, our solution allows you to protect what matters most.