It’s Time to Get 72-Hour Preparedness Off of Your To Do List
After the devastating 1985 Mexico City earthquake, the recurring message: "Human suffering could have been enormously reduced if 72-hour preparedness had been a pre-earthquake priority." Emergency Lifeline was founded in 1985 with the purpose of [...]
Using Automation to Achieve Compliance in Business Continuity
In today’s increasingly complex world of resilience, particularly as the country manages through the COVID-19 pandemic, compliance with a broad range of standards, regulations and other criteria has grown in importance. Compliance with government-issued mandates, [...]
Emergency Alerting – What is It and What Can It Do for My Organization?
Mass notification solutions enable organizations to communicate rapidly and effectively to ensure business operations continue uninterrupted when unexpected events or other situations arise. Whether your organization is public or private, large or small, delivering necessary [...]
VM Disaster Recovery for Organizations using Multiple Clouds
Despite discussions today about repatriating IT data infrastructures from cloud environments to on-site data centers, many organizations still have made a significant investment in cloud technology. In addition to running key applications, it is also [...]
Build FORTIFIED: Breaking the Cycle of Destruction & Despair
Losses from natural disasters are on the rise and the need for stronger, safer building practices has never been greater. In 2018, losses from natural disasters amounted to about $91 billion, while the average number [...]
SafeSignal: A Lone Worker Safety Solution
A Zero-Button Safety Solution SafeSignal is a zero-button safety solution that enables users to quickly signal for help from a locked phone. This works in conjunction with a tether or headphones that plug into the [...]
Which Vendor Knows the Best Way for Your BC Planning?
Having started as a consultancy twenty-five years ago, we learned that software tools should enable the planning process and not force the organization to adapt to the tool. You already know how best to implement [...]
Send Word Now – A Case Study
Before implementing Send Word Now’s award winning Alerting Service in 2011, The Salvation Army Greater New York (GNY) Division relied on manual call trees for emergency notification. Today, because of its fast speed and ease [...]
21st Century Technology for 21st Century Threats
The Value of Business Continuity Management Software Business Continuity Management (BCM) has matured quite a bit since being spawned out of Disaster Recovery in the mid 90’s. It is no longer what is Business Continuity [...]
Ready in a Moment’s Notice
In 2011, tornadoes ripped through the southeastern United States. In 2012, there were 19 tropical storms and hurricanes, five of them having a direct impact on the U.S. In these two years alone, natural disasters [...]
So You Want A Base Camp?
If your disaster preparedness or continuity plan includes a base camp, here are some key considerations as you develop your plan. It is far better to think through these issues well in advance than to [...]
When Your Loss is Large, the List of Professionals to Call is Small.
If a large-scale disaster strikes your area, how long can you afford to wait before you call in the professionals to help? To homeowners and business owners who have endured a major disaster, every hour [...]