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How to create an effective business continuity plan

CIO Business Intelligence

And with the number of extreme weather events, cyberattacks, and geopolitical conflicts continuing to rise, business leaders are bracing for the possibility of increasingly more frequent impactful incidents their organizations will need to respond to. A solid business continuity plan is one of those foundational elements.

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Cyber Resilient Storage: An Essential Component of a Corporate Cybersecurity Strategy

CIO Business Intelligence

The threat of cyberattacks has become so prevalent that in a Fortune 500 survey of CEOs in mid-2021, 66% of Fortune 500 CEOs said their No. Similarly, in a KPMG CEO survey in March 2021, CEOs also said cybersecurity is a top priority. No enterprise wants to be hit by cyberattacks, which have costly impacts on the business.

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2018 state of resilience: The pressure is on

Network World

As we swerve onto the runway in 2018, IT leaders are finding themselves under increased pressure to ensure security, high availability and disaster recovery for the applications and systems under their care. The results of several surveys underscore the concerns of nearly 6,000 IT professionals around the globe.

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Selling the C-suite on preemptive IT investments

CIO Business Intelligence

Despite these challenges, having an up-to-date disaster recovery plan that works and guaranteeing a robust network, security, and systems support framework for new business directions are foundational elements of IT that can’t be ignored — and should be funded. The average cost of a data breach is $4.64

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BC & DR Pros, We Need Your Help!

Forrester IT

Each year, Forrester Research and the Disaster Recovery Journal team up to launch a study examining the state of business resiliency. Each year, we focus on a particular resiliency domain: IT disaster recovery, business continuity, or overall enterprise risk management. Read more Categories: Business continuity.

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The Role of Mainframe in Modern Business

CIO Business Intelligence

According to a recent survey from Rocket Software , the mainframe is still a core facet of IT infrastructure, with 80% of IT pros reporting the mainframe remains critical to business operations. However, it is critical that businesses modernize their mainframe technology to keep up with today’s innovation.

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An Intelligent Future for Manufacturing

CIO Business Intelligence

In the area of production, increasingly complex products are expected to drive prioritisation of Make-to-Order practices over Make-to-Stock, implying that manufacturers will need to focus on enhancing their supply chain security and ensure business continuity to meet tight delivery timelines.