New research from Databarracks shows that just 46 percent of UK organizations surveyed had evaluated their business continuity risks for cloud services compared with on-premises IT in the months before widespread remote working – and the accompanying growth in the use of cloud applications – began.
The COVID-19 pandemic has stretched business continuity plans across the world and has tested virtually every planning assumption. Steve Dance highlights some useful lessons learned from this for business continuity managers.
Researchers around the world are working hard to find a COVID-19 vaccine but how effective does a vaccine need to be to allow a return to normal life? A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine provides some insights.
COVID-19 has brought business continuity under scrutiny, with the opportunity to enhance resilience into the future. Padma Naidoo looks at what worked and how this will influence business continuity in the future…
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the duty of care that organizations have for employee well-being and how this sometimes requires extreme measures. Dr. Rodrigo Rodriguez-Fernandez from International SOS highlights some key lessons learned during the pandemic.
The World Bank has published an article which captures lessons that the Korea Public Finance Information Services (KPFIS) learned while ensuring business continuity and remote access during the initial response phase of COVID-19.
A survey of 600 members of the Association of Compliance Officers in Ireland (ACOI) has shown how important business continuity planning has been in helping Irish businesses respond effectively to the COVID pandemic and stay afloat over the last few months.
Databarracks has announced the release of the fourth season of The BCPcast. This season features guests who have managed business continuity and resilience at Experian, the Solicitors Regulation Authority, Ealing and Leicestershire Councils, the UK Cabinet Office and COBRA.
SAI Global has released results from a business continuity benchmarking study. ‘Addressing the COVID-19 gap: How Business Continuity professionals can propel business forward’ provides the results of a pre-COVID survey and a March 2020 follow up.
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Business continuity can be defined as 'the processes, procedures, decisions and activities to ensure that an organization can continue to function through an operational interruption'. Read more about the basics of business continuity here.
