Contingency
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S'pore SMBs see disaster recovery plans as luxury
News Local small and midsize firms diligent in data backup but still need to do more to safeguard business and customer data, survey finds.
Tags: Disaster recovery, Security, Business, Disaster Recovery, Survey, H1N1 flu, Disaster Recovery Planning, Singapore, Small And Medium Business, Indonesia
Four steps to smarter outsourcing
Insight perspective Whether you're new to outsourcing or an old pro, a consultant offers advice to make your deals the best they can be.
Tags: Outsourcing, Offshoring, IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Security, IT Security, Outsourcing Company, performance, outsourcing arrangement, outsource
Indian outsourcers shore up their defenses
Insight perspective The recent terror attacks in Mumbai are forcing Indian outsourcing companies to shore up their defenses more than ever.
Tags: Security, IT outsourcing, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Outsourcing, India, Outsourcing Company, Attack, Syntel Inc., security agency, Government
Create a risk contingency budget with Expected Monetary Value
Techguide Learn how the Expected Monetary Value technique provides a formula for determining the right amount of budget to apply to the risk contingency budget.
Tags: Risk Management, IT budgeting, IT project management, Project management, C, Impact, Contingency, Risk Management, Project, Risk
Ultimate 2012 recovery site: the moon
Blogs Have you seen the disaster movie "2012"? A friend from Control Risks and I did, and we reluctantly concluded we wouldn't...
Windows Server 2008 iSCSI multiple connected session modes
Techguide For administrators using Windows Server 2008's iSCSI initiator, selecting the right connection policy is critical. Rick Vanover explains the options for the ease-of-entry storage protocol.
Tags: Storage software, Microsoft Windows, Configuration Policy, Information Technology, network, Windows Server 2008 R2, Path, Policy, Storage, Rick Vanover
Companies plan for possible swine flu pandemic
News There's no telling how bad the swine flu outbreak will be, but experts say companies should be preparing for the worst.
Tags: Crisis communications, Database management, Employee, Mobile, Plan, Sprint Communications, Gartner Inc., Crisis communications, network, health care
Templates published for mass fatality incidents
Blogs Many hospitals are unprepared to deal with large numbers of dead bodies--a mass fatality incident, or MFI--that would re...
Reviewing pandemic plans has just become job #1
Techguide With the Influenza A hitting over 60 countries, IT managers need to step up contingency planning. One CIO shares his organization's experience and plans.
Tags: Contingency planning, Remote management, VPNs, Event, Plan, public health, remote access, Contingency planning, VPNs, Server
Thai IT sector counts cost of strike
News Thailand's IT sector's losses as a result of the recent week-long Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi airports closure are estimated to be US$28 million a day.
Tags: Investments, Hardware, Security, Disaster Recovery, Conference, Thailand, Airport Closure, software, job, industry
Satyam customers told: Batten down the hatches
News Analysts are warning Satyam's customers to prepare themselves against the risk of disruption of services from the troubled outsourcer.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Public relations, Audits, Earning reports/forecasts, Wipro Technologies, IT Services, Outsourcing Company, Gartner Inc., FIFA
BCP makes it to TV
Blogs You'll enjoy this 30-second television advertisement from Fidelity Investments that illuminates the benefits of continge...
8 techniques to get your project back on budget
Techguide On most projects, actual expenditures are tracked and reconciled on a monthly basis, since most companies only provide accounting reports monthly.
BCP's Holy Grail
Blogs If your insurance company offered a reduced premium for having a BCP, would that get your CFO's attention? Of course...
Build-it-yourself disaster planning
Blogs InTERRAgate is a new, online database for disaster management non-governmental organizations (NGO's), humanitarian agenc...
