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  • Resources CIOs in Australia

    In a fast growing sector, the bottom line is everything

    Written by Matt Rodgers • 24 Jan. 12 08:55
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    Business continuity planning - more than just disaster recovery

    As a nation, we have certainly faced our fair share of disasters lately; flooding in Queensland and Victoria, cyclones in Queensland and massive bush fires in Western Australia — just months after devastating earthquakes in Christchurch. Our hearts certainly goes out to all of the people affected by these disasters but I personally feel the pain of all the IT professionals who are, or will be, working tirelessly to bring IT systems back on-line in order to maintain some form of business continuity in these affected areas.

    Written by Allan Davies • 12 Feb. 11 08:00
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    Information security in 2011

    C-level executives are more aware than ever about threats to information security.

    Written by James Hutchinson • 19 Jan. 11 10:36
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    Dealing with disaster

    Earthquakes? Volcanoes? Pandemics? Tsunamis? Are these the stuff of business continuity? Gartner has issued several papers covering major disasters such as the Iceland volcano eruption and its impact on business travel, admitting that “few, if any, businesses plan for a volcanic ash disruption scenario”, which is probably the understatement of the year.

    Written by Tim Mendham • 06 Sept. 10 10:08

  • Disaster Recovery in the Cloud Yields ROI

    The promise of cost savings derived from cloud computing is attractive, but concrete financial returns are not always quickly achieved. Except, perhaps, when it comes to disaster recovery.

    Written by Kim S. Nash • 17 June 10 05:53
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    That's Entertainment

    Meet the IT pros who keep Australia’s biggest concerts and plays on stage, on the road and online.

    Written by Brad Howarth • 17 Dec. 09 12:31

  • Best Practices For IT Availability

    Forrester often gets inquiries such as, "What requirements should we keep in mind while developing our disaster recovery plans and documents?" and, "Which strategies work best for managing our disaster recovery program once it's in place?"

    Written by Stephanie Balaouras • 17 Dec. 09 04:40
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    Raiders of the Lost Archive: SaaS, Disaster Recovery

    Backup, archival, recovery, and redundant operations for business continuity are key success factors for industrial strength IT. But how do the rules of the game change with multi-tenant SaaS applications?

    Written by David Taber • 10 Sept. 09 01:48

  • Disaster-proof virtualisation on a dime: how I did it

    Most companies virtualize servers to save money, save space and act faster on IT requests from the business. Human-resources outsourcing service The Sullivan Group virtualized its servers partially because company executives were worried about hurricanes.

    Written by Kevin Fogarty • 21 Aug. 09 03:18

  • DR a growing concern for A/NZ CIOs: Symantec

    CIOs in Australia and New Zealand are increasingly getting involved in the disaster recovery planning of their organisations, according to a new survey from Symantec.

    Written by Tim Lohman • 02 July 09 09:16

  • Swine flu: a wake-up call for emergency planners

    The world went into panic mode over Swine Flu when it began spreading like wildfire early last month, first in Mexico, then the United States and beyond. Then it became evident that most cases were mild -- no worse than garden-variety seasonal flu. People moved on in search of something else to worry about.

    Written by Bill Brenner • 04 June 09 09:15
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    Swine Flu Fears Raise Questions About Business Continuity Plans

    Despite recent power blackouts in Sydney and the threat of a swine flu pandemic, many Australian organisations are still “flying by the seat of their pants” claim experts

    Written by Tim Lohman • 01 May 09 10:23
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    10 Tips for Swine Flu Planning for CIOs and IT Leaders

    As the swine flu outbreak spreads, CIOs and other IT executives are dusting off their pandemic plans and preparing for the possibility of high levels of employee absenteeism and extended telework scenarios.

    Written by Carolyn Duffy Marsan • 30 April 09 11:06
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    Swine Flu Prompts Aussie CIOs to Revisit Business Continuity Plans

    Australian health authorities may have given the all clear for two local suspected cases of the swine flu virus -- which has killed more than 80 people in Mexico and infected 20 in the United States -- but concern over the spread of the potentially fatal disease has local CIOs revisiting their business continuity plans (BCP).

    Written by Tim Lohman • 28 April 09 10:28

  • Preparing for a Pandemic: A Primer

    With the possibility of a swine flu pandemic in mind, CIO has put this collection of preparedness articles together to help companies review their own plans.

    Written by CIO Staff • 30 April 09 08:00

  • A Pandemic Planner

    What you can do to prepare.

    Written by Katherine Walsh • 01 Nov. 06 14:22

  • You'll Sneeze If Your Suppliers Get the Flu

    A simulation at MIT of an avian flu outbreak in China underscores the need for companies to consider possible supply chain disruptions as part of their plans for handling emergencies

    Written by CSO staff • 01 June 06 12:49

  • Tips for Managing IT Risks

    Scott Crawford, a security expert and research director with Enterprise Management Associates, offers his advice for minimizing security risks within IT

    Written by Katherine Walsh • 20 May 08 11:42

  • Being an Effective CIO Means Focusing on Business Just as Much as Technology

    When I started in IT at insurance company MetLife in 1970, my background was as far away from insurance as you could possibly imagine. I was an engineer, and I had studied towards a doctorate in solid-state physics.

    Written by Bruce J Goodman • 21 April 08 08:29

  • Four good reasons for Security to talk to HR

    Neither information technology nor security managers fire people in most organizations. That plain reality seems to escape some in the industry, where offended security administrators declare that disabling the anti-virus program is grounds for demotion or an IT manager finding unlicensed media makes arrangements for someone to make the cardboard box commute.

    Written by Jon Espenschied • 20 March 08 10:01
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