Business Continuity News

• Are Your Information Security Choices Helping or Hindering Your Brand Reputation? - An increasing number of organizations are acknowledging the link between information security and brand reputation, according the Ernst & Young 2008 Global Information Security Survey.
• Understanding Service Level Agreements for Database Development - This excerpt from the upcoming book, SQL Server 2008 Administration in Action, introduces the role of service-level agreements (SLAs) as part of a DBA's overall strategy to maintaining reliable Microsoft SQL Server networks.
• Building an Enterprise Security Program in Ten Simple Steps - The complexity of today's technologies, regulations, business processes, security threats and a multitude of other factors greatly increases the risks faced by businesses today. These tips for building an enterprise security program (ESP) can help.
• How 9/11 Changed IT - Stories from CIO.com's coverage of 9/11 and its aftermath in business and government reflect changes in thinking and priorities on business continuity and communications.
• London Stock Exchange Suffers Systems Outage - The LSE's trading platform was down for most of what was expected to be a busy trading day, without explanation from stock exchange officials.
• Top 25 Software Tools and Services for Business - A guide to the best--and often free--business software tools and services, including e-mail, collaboration and project management tools, accounting and invoicing software and much more.
• Business Continuity Manager - A business continuity manager creates plans to keep a company functioning after disruptive events such as natural disasters, terrorism, crime and computer and human error.
• Networks Concern IT Managers - Total user spend will almost double in the next five years, according to the analysts.
• How One Company Used Virtualization to Lower the Cost of Disaster Recovery - Vincent Biddlecombe, CTO of Transplace, explains how his company used virtualization in a four-step disaster recovery plan. The process offers a simple way to recover operations fast and at a relatively lower cost than traditional disaster recovery systems.