A recent Ovum poll found that 87 percent of companies believe business continuity and disaster recovery are their top priority when it comes to risk management and security.

Small businesses often have a harder time advancing their business continuity plans because they have less resources to work with, fewer employees and small budgets.

IT is often one of the most important factors in business continuity planning, and as companies seek to optimize their technology in day-to-day operations, they also need to consider the best way to protect these systems during a disaster.

Solid business continuity planning requires being prepared for anything and everything, and this means learning to adapt to the seasons as well.

We often discuss advanced techniques for improving and optimizing continuity of operations plans, but sometimes it helps to go back to the basics.

While government officials are often very focused on citizen disaster preparedness and recovery, businesses are left to fend for themselves.

Civil unrest isn’t a common crisis that businesses need to deal with, but in light of recent events in Ferguson, Missouri, it should be a situation that firms are aware of.

Business continuity planning has to use certain key strategies to ensure success – namely flexibility.

Business continuity planning needs are different for small businesses than larger enterprises, and making sure to meet these unique needs requires careful assessment of risk and recovery requirements.

Enterprises investing in business continuity planning have many considerations to make, but protecting customer data should be near the top of the list.