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What’s Old is New: Strengthening IT’s Role in Business Resilience

Sayers May 16, 2024 No Comments

In all my years working in resiliency, when I was managing programs myself and now that I am helping other companies with their programs, it seems the two most scarce resources are…

When Is Employee Retention A Resiliency Issue?

Sayers April 11, 2024 No Comments

A couple of decades ago, back when I was working as a System Administrator, I had a contracting gig working for a utility company. As utilities go they were fairly…

Can You Plan For “The Big Cell Network Outage”?

Sayers March 14, 2024 No Comments

AT&T’s cellular network experienced a widespread outage on February 22nd, 2024. AT&T reported that this outage was caused by problems related to a software update, and the outage itself lasted several…

Emerging Trends in Infrastructure & Operations for Healthcare

Sayers March 5, 2024 No Comments

Healthcare has traditionally been an industry that has taken a conservative approach to adopting new technologies and platforms (i.e. public cloud) due to the unique nature of having to deal…

Was the AT&T Outage a Change Control Problem?

Sayers February 29, 2024 No Comments

On Thursday February 22nd of 2024, communications carrier AT&T experienced an outage to its cellular network that affected most of the 50 largest cities in the US. The outage lasted…

Resiliency Is Easier Than Cybersecurity?

Sayers February 15, 2024 No Comments

It’s impossible to overstate the importance of safeguarding critical business operations in today’s digital landscape. In addition to the traditional threats to business operations (like power outages, facility impacts, and data…

Data Center 2024: Experts Take on Storage, Resiliency, AI & More

Sayers February 1, 2024 No Comments

2024 promises to be another transformative year for technology and trends in the data center, with advancements in storing, processing, managing, and securing data. Our engineering experts recently shared their data…

Business Resiliency: ‘A Plan is Not a Strategy’

Sayers January 11, 2024 No Comments

I saw this video when it first came out several months ago, and I think that it has some valuable insights that can be applied not only to business overall, but…

Matching The Layers Of Your Data To A Layered Ransomware Response

Sayers December 14, 2023 No Comments

Everyone is rightfully concerned about ransomware these days. A coordinated attack has the potential to completely take your business out from underneath you. “Being attacked is a sign that you…

Smart Spending – Making the Business Case for Resiliency

Sayers December 7, 2023 No Comments

I have written previously about what Business Resiliency Programs are, and the importance of building, a structured and mature Business Resiliency Program. “I always say don’t make plans, make options.” Jennifer…

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