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• Five Essentials to Prepare for (Relatively) Easy Disaster Recovery

Many businesses are unprepared to maintain access to critical data and applications in the event of a disaster. Results from a recent Coleman Parkes Research study published by CA Technologies showed that "small companies suffer the most during periods of downtime, showing the least ability to generate revenue." You can't eliminate threats to business continuity, but you can implement a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) plan that will keep your company productive. Start with these 5 essential best practices for BC/DR.

• Planning for Disaster and Everyday Threats

How to protect business-critical functions, minimize downtime and mitigate risk
From downtime costs to regulatory compliance, the need for strategic business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) planning is clear, but what does that mean for your organization? Mike Cybyske, a disaster preparedness specialist and crisis manager for CenturyLink Communications, says business continuity management (BCM) requires the ongoing assessment of risk to your organization. In this interview, he provides insights and advice for implementing an effective plan.