39 –;Dealing;with;the;Personal;Dimension;of;BC/DR
Effective;management;of;disasters;for;any;business;takes;the;execution;of;a;well;developed;plan;to;deploy
resources;of;response;and;recovery.;Each;employee;of;the;business;should;be;on;intimate;terms;with
the;plan;so;that;when;they;are;called;to;action;there;is;no;hesitation,;no;questions,;and;very;little;room;for
failure;of;essential;functions;to;return;to;a;near-normal;state. By DANIEL SCHELLENGER
41 –;Alert;the;Masses:;The;Evolution;of;Mass;Notification
Electronic;mass;notification;gained;prominence;in;1963;when;the;U.S.;government;implemented;the;Emer-
gency;Broadcast;System;(EBS);to;quickly;warn;the;entire;population;of;any;emergency.;In;that;era,;school
children;routinely;participated;in;nuclear;bomb;safety;drills,;and;many;of;us;recall;a;voice;declaring;over;the
television;or;radio,;“This;is;a;test;of;the;Emergency;Broadcast;System.;For;the;next;60;seconds;…;this;is
only;a;test,”;followed;by;a;loud,;one-minute;tone.;By FRANK MAHDAVI
Page;46;—;H1N1
43 –;The;Need;for;Regional;Resilience,;Restoration;Strategies
The;infrastructure;of;the;United;States;is;the;foundation;of;our;security,;economy;and;citizen’s;way;of;life.
This;complex;system;of;interdependent;structures,;services;and;goods;serves;our;needs;in;a;seemingly
seamless;and;perpetual;manner.;The;economy;and;our;infrastructures;are;interwoven;together;and;share
unique;interdependencies.;By BRANDON HARDENBROOK
46 –;H1N1:;Another;Y2K;or;the;Best;Thing;to;Happen;in;Years?
The;criticisms;have;already;started;;H1N1;was;just;hype;and;scaremongering.;It;was;all;a;con.;There;never
was;a;pandemic.;It;was;just;another;Y2K.;But;you;know;what?;Yes,;it;was;another;Y2K.;It;was;a;major
threat;that;was;managed;well;and;didn’t;do;the;damage;it;might!;By DAVID HUTCHESON, MBCI
Page;50;—;Exercising;Plan
50 –;Exercise,;Design;and;Delivery;at;John;Deere
Many;of;my;colleagues;have;expressed;anxiety;over;exercising;their;business;continuity;and;emergency
preparedness;plans.;According;to;a;2009;report;titled,;“International;Business;Continuity;Program;Manage-
ment;Benchmarking;Report;--;An;Exclusive;Board;Review”;only;33;percent;of;companies;with;mature
business;continuity;programs;conduct;regular;exercises;to;test;their;plans.;By C.J. HOWARD, CEM, CBCP
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
6 – From;The;President’s;Desk
By;BOB;ARNOLD
8 – Editorial;Advisory;Board
By;FRANK;LADY,;CBCP,;CISSP,;PMP,;ITIL(F)
54 –;A;New;Approach;to;Data;Recovery
For;many;years,;disaster;recovery;(DR),;and;specifically;data;recovery,;meant;one;thing;and;one;thing;only
to;the;IT;department:;recover;data;and;applications;from;back-up;tapes;stored;offsite.;For;this;purpose,
organizations;backed;up;all;of;their;data;to;magnetic;tapes;nightly;and;then;shipped;the;tapes;offsite,
where;they;would;be;safe;from;any;disaster;that;struck;the;primary;data;center.;By FERENC GYURCSAN
10 – The;Perspective;of;Ed;Devlin
By;ED;DEVLIN,;CBCP
61 – PPBI
By;DEIDRICH;TOWNE,;CBCP
56 –;SMEs;Use;Multiple;ISPs;for;Greater;Internet;Reliability
Small-to-medium;sized;enterprises;(SMEs);are;finding;that;without;network;failover;and;load;balancing,
disaster;recovery;efforts;are;incomplete;as;network;traffic;increases;to;support;customers,;partners,;head-quarters,;and;remote;employees.;By MARC GOODMAN
74 – DRI;International
By;AL;BERMAN,;CBCP
75 – 2010;Other;Services;Survey
80 – Job;Openings
81 – Upcoming;Events
82 – News;Briefs
84 – Disaster;Recovery;Directory
86 – Planning;Group;Contacts
88 – Advertisers;Index
59 –;When;24/7/365;Is;the;Requirement,;Reach;for;the;Belt;...
It;used;to;be;reasonable;and;achievable;to;recover;from;a;disaster;in;a;day;or;two.;As;the;ferocity;of;busi-ness;competition;and;pace;of;business;activity;has;soared,;however,;the;window;for;disaster;recovery;has
greatly;shrunk.;Powered;largely;by;evolving;technologies,;disaster;recovery;has;given;way;to;business
continuity;as;a;top;priority;for;IT;staff.;After;all,;in;a;global,;24/7/365;business;environment,;it;doesn’t;really
matter;how;slick;or;advanced;your;systems;and;applications;are;if;employees,;customers;and;business
partners;can’t;access;them.;By BILL ZHANG
62 –;Spring;World;2010;Signals;End;of;Recession
Disaster;Recovery;Journal;welcomed;the;end;of;“The;Great;Recession”;at;Spring;World;2010,;March
21-24,;at;Walt;Disney;World’s;Coronado;Springs;Resort.;By JON SEALS
