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Preparing for the Worst: IT Disaster Recovery Best Practices

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Being prepared for a bad situation that might never happen is better than experiencing a disaster that catches you off-guard. Read this post to learn more about disaster recovery and discover the best practices that you should apply to improve the protection of your data and IT environment. What is disaster recovery?

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The DR essential IT leaders can’t overlook

CIO Business Intelligence

We went into disaster recovery failover mode, with everyone in IT focused on getting systems back up and running. And as any CIO who has dealt with a similar experience knows, the often-overlooked PR piece can put even the most bullet-proof of disaster recovery plans in peril.

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Enhancing Maritime Security: Lessons from the Key Bridge Incident

SecureWorld News

The ship had lost power, and after briefly regaining power, a second loss of power left the ship's system's "blinded and lame," losing control and unable to navigate a course to maintain distance from the bridge's structural support. What is the feasible course of action to protect our maritime system? Are these plans regularly tested?

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Disruption Doesn’t Make an Appointment. A Guide for Handling the Unwelcome Knock.

CIO Business Intelligence

Business disturbances can affect organizations of any size in any area. Climate, control blackouts, political occasions, and of course, new to the list, pandemics. Organizations build resiliency over a period through extensive continuity planning. Activate business continuity plans and applicable strategies.

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8 big IT failures of 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

Every problem is a teachable moment, of course, and we hope these disasters can serve as cautionary tales as you try to navigate your own potential IT troubles in 2024. Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Generative AI, IT Strategy

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How BUiLT unites Black IT pros and builds equity

CIO Business Intelligence

Growing up as one of the only Black students in his schools, Peter Beasley felt accepted by his peers and didn’t experience a sense of being different as he set his own course for advancement. But as he entered college to study electrical engineering and later launched a career in IT, that began to change.

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Rebalancing through Recalibration: CIOs Operationalizing Pandemic-era Innovation

CIO Business Intelligence

He focuses on the strategic insights into how businesses would operate in the future. The pandemic, even though most businesses would like to not revisit it, has provided a huge context to organizations to base their priorities on.