Thousands of workers in South African platinum mines have joined illegal strikes recently, causing Anglo American Platinum to tell the mere 20 percent of workers who still clock in to stay home Tuesday.
We often talk about business continuity in practical, pragmatic terms. But it’s important to remember that when a crisis hits a company, no matter how well prepared that company is, emotions will run high.
In the post-9/11 era, a majority of medium-to-large organizations in both the public and private sectors − at the urging of the government and out of self-interest − have developed and deployed emergency response plans. Many of these organizations have extended this proactive preparedness to include planning for the unique requirements of disaster recovery and business continuity.
How many times a month do we hear on the news about product recalls – on everything from vehicles and produce to toys and pharmaceuticals? How often do we hear about manmade and natural disasters that not only seriously impact the people in a locale – but the businesses that operate in that region?
ISC West 2012 wrapped up another packed day with mobile app innovations, retail vertical projections and common sense solutions to industry-wide issues.
Social media can hold the key to transforming enterprise business continuity management (BCM), especially crisis/incident management and communications practices.
As Midwesterners survey the wreckage from last week's deadly tornadoes and the Southern states recover from April's devastating rain storms, the importance of business continuity and disaster recovery efforts is a topic that remains close to home for businesses and organizations across the United States.