The Business Continuity Institute has announced that Tim Janes, Hon FBCI, has been appointed as the new Chair of the BCI, taking over from James McAlister, FBCI. Most recently, Tim held the position of BCI Global Board Vice Chair
Iron Mountain Incorporated has announced the acquisition of GRM's Chinese operations, significantly expanding the company's presence in the country. The acquisition of GRM China will expand Iron Mountain's presence in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Qingdao, Dalian, Chengdu and Wuhan
SAI Global has announced that the company has recently acquired business continuity software provider, Strategic BCP ResilienceONE. The acquisition means that Strategic BCP ResilienceONE customers will have access to SAI Global's world-wide sales and support footprint across 56 countries.
Agility Recovery has announced that its board of directors has appointed Jon Bahl as new CEO. Jon was most recently managing director of the Value Creation Team at LLR Partners, a majority investor in Agility Recovery.
Veritas Technologies, the worldwide market share leader in enterprise data protection, in collaboration with Pure Storage, the all-flash storage platform, have announced a new partnership to help joint customers modernise data protection and take advantage of data analysis opportunities.
FISION Corporation, a sales enablement platform, has announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which it will combine with Continuity Logic, L.L.C., a provider of integrated business continuity and risk management software.
Sungard AS has attained the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Managed Service Provider Partner designation after meeting the criteria of a rigorous independent audit.
Sungard AS has announced that its Dublin, Ireland, workplace recovery facility now offers 80 end-user positions on a shared basis, with additional space available for those customers who want their own dedicated solution. Capacity for a further 100 shared positions is also available to meet demand.
Emergency water supplier Water Direct has issued a reminder to UK businesses of the importance of water supply contingency planning and making advance provision to meet increased demand, as it experiences its highest ever demand for water supply.
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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.
