The major lesson IT can learn from Netflix's high availability testing methodology
High availability events are more likely to be triggered than disaster recovery events, but often aren't tested for as much. Here's what tech leaders can take away from Netflix's approach to the problem.
This Flying Robot Can Land on a Leaf
Researchers have just unveiled a new robotic “insect” that can not only fly, but perch on a variety of surfaces, including ceilings. Using switchable electrostatic adhesion, the bio-inspired device can land on everything from glass to wood to a leaf while searching for hazardous chemicals, which is its purpose if not what’s most notable about it.
The ROI of building resilience into business as usual
Why do businesses avoid crucial planning? The reasons aren’t hard to find. Apart from total disaster junkies no one particularly likes to think about crises and for most SMEs just surviving is a daily struggle. Keeping all the plates spinning in the air requires 100% attention, who is going to slice out even 1% just to consider a bunch of scary ‘what if’ scenarios?
Making the argument for a DR plan: Calculating the ROI
This white paper discusses the importance of a disaster recovery (DR) solution using an ROI analysis as an argument for the investment. Read on to learn how your enterprise can choose a DR and business continuity strategy that will match your needs and how to calculate ROI for your DR solutions.
CEO email scam is wake-up call for boards
Financial Times | March 16
Fake emails apparently sent by chief executives to senior employees asking for money transfers are estimated to have cost businesses as much as $2bn in the past two years, the FBI has said. There have been more than 12,000 corporate victims worldwide. Are you sure your business will not be the next to fall for the scam?
What’s behind most data centre outages?
GCN | February 10
According to a recent study by Ponemon Institute, the average cost of a data centre outage rose to $740,357 in 2015 -- an increase of 38 percent since 2010. The increase in the maximum downtime cost ($2,409,991) was even greater, climbing 81 percent over that same time period.
Businesses underestimating growing cyber security threats
AFR | February 2
Complacency and secrecy in Australian businesses are masking the true extent of increasing cyber security threats, a new study by one of the country's largest corporate law firms has found.
Data breaches, a board’s biggest fear just got worse
AFR | February 1
Mandatory reporting of data breaches will require any company, with an annual turnover of more than $3 million and is subject to the Privacy Act, to notify a person if their information has been compromised.
IDG Research Survey points to need for Contingency Planning for SaaS Applications
Business Wire | November 23
Do you need a Continuity Plan for your Cloud based services? This IDG survey explores the risks associated with SaaS in the enterprise, the importance of contingency planning and the consequences experienced when a SaaS vendor does not meet expectations for application support.
Cloud-based disaster recovery service grabs spotlight
Tech Target | January 7
The Internet, virtualization and the evolution of public clouds has provided a much more practical opportunity for businesses of all sizes to implement a BC/DR plan without heavily investing in additional data center space. This article discusses DR in the cloud and looks at the positives as well as the issues.
Business interruption on the rise: growth in insurance claims highlights increasing risks for businesses worldwide
Allianz | December 9
Increasing interconnectivity of global supply chains drives business interruption risk and losses according to a new report released by global insurer Allianz.
Fire and explosion are the main cause of business interruption loss for businesses. Human and technical factors dominate the list and by far exceed the impact of natural hazards.
Many Financial Institutions Yet To Align Operational Risk Management With Strategy
PR Newswire | December 9
Aligning operational risk management (ORM) with strategy is critical for financial institutions to effectively identify, assess and mitigate risks, however many have yet to fully align risk and strategy, according to a new survey report released by KPMG and The Risk Management Association.
Reducing friction with unified communications
Oracle Communications | December 2
Here's a great example of a Cloud-based application that will simplify your Business Continuity Planning. There are of course, many other vendors that can offer this capability.
Today, organizations require a collection of applications and devices to enable communication. At the same time, this disjointed array of communication methods can cause friction that inhibits business potential. In this webcast, learn about a unified communications platform that can enable improved collaboration capabilities.
Hackers get serious about causing mischief
Veda | October 7
Australians’ love of online commerce and sharing on social media is making us unwitting pawns in the global fraud marketplace. A new fraud report released today reveals that fraudulent credit applications involving identity takeovers in Australia rose 59% in the past two years – and 17% in the past 12 months