Business Continuity Blog

When you hear the term “business continuity”, what comes to mind? For many, it is about an unexpected natural disaster or protecting proprietary client data. Some believe the technology needs to be complicated and expensive, making it inaccessible for small to medium-sized businesses. That said, here are x of the most common business continuity myths debunked.

Just how important is Business Continuity Management, and what goes into it? Find out here.

Cyberattacks. Natural disasters. Human error. Any of these could take down your IT systems and grind your operations to a halt, without warning. If you’re not prepared, the business may never recover. In our Server Disaster Recovery Plan Template below, we’ve outlined the critical steps for approaching a real-world disaster scenario and getting your systems back up and running—before it’s too late.

40 percent of businesses never reopen their doors after a disaster, according to FEMA. Even among those that initially survive, more than 70 percent fail within two years. The most frustrating part is: the vast majority of these failures could be prevented with RTO disaster recovery planning.

Just when Mac users thought they were safe. New reports show that ransomware mac threats are on the rise. What was once considered a Windows-only problem is now causing headaches for macOS users too.

For starters, earlier this week, we learned we were named to the prestigious CRN MSP 500 list. This is really exciting because this list represents the best of the best of managed service providers in North America. But, there is more going on at Invenio IT.

There are three reasons why business continuity planning consultants are critically important to your business. Learn more here.

What is a realistic RTO disaster recovery plan? A plan can stick any RTO onto any set of procedures. Whether it’s achievable is a separate question. An RTO that assumes everything will proceed smoothly and nothing will go wrong is unrealistic. By definition, things have gone wrong in a disaster.

In 2016, we saw how business continuity trends can rapidly evolve as various threats take center stage. 2017 will undoubtedly bring more of the same disaster scenarios, both natural and manmade. And there will likely be a few surprises along the way. To be prepared, businesses must constantly adapt their disaster recovery plan as new threats emerge.

Through business continuity plan testing scenarios, you’ll gain a better understanding of what can happen. Maybe you’ve already set up a business continuity plan, though most of it likely relates to the usual disaster situations. Here’s a look at scenarios you should plan for to give more realism to what could happen to you at any time.

Full system backup software is not some vast mystery whose depths we haven’t yet explored, not by any means. But there are things that you thought you knew about it, and it turns out that you could learn more. Read on for tips on backing up your system so you don’t lose data.

Identifying your business continuity plan objectives is an important first step to creating a comprehensive plan. Putting these objectives into words serves two important purposes.

The fundamental goal of any business continuity plan document is to: 1) identify the business impact of a disaster scenario, and 2) outline the procedures for both prevention and recovery. But what exactly does that document look like? We’ve created this company business recovery plan template to help you get started.

A disaster recovery consultant is the best partnership you can make this year. They will advise you through each step of disaster recovery before any disaster occurs—protecting your business from costly downtime.