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27th December 2024 In Business Continuity, Severe Weather Events By William Wagner

How SmartSuite Safeguards Business Continuity in Extreme Winter Weather

As extreme winter weather events become increasingly frequent and severe, businesses are facing heightened risks to their operations. Snowstorms, ice storms, and polar vortex events can bring about widespread power outages, transportation halts, and supply chain breakdowns, impacting productivity and customer service. In recent years,...

6th December 2024 In Business Continuity By William Wagner

Understanding Recovery and Resilience and Their Importance for Business Continuity

In today’s unpredictable landscape, where natural disasters, cyber threats, and supply chain disruptions have become frequent, businesses must be prepared to continue operations under adverse conditions. Business continuity has emerged as a strategic approach for organizations to maintain operational stability, ensuring that critical functions can...

8th November 2024 In Business Continuity By William Wagner

Building Resilience in the Face of Crisis Through Business Continuity Planning

In today’s rapidly evolving world, organizations face a growing number of crises that can disrupt business operations at any moment. From natural disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes to increasingly frequent cyberattacks and global pandemics, these threats are becoming more unpredictable and destructive. For businesses, the...

25th September 2024 In Business Continuity By William Wagner

The Importance of Disaster Risk Assessment for Business Continuity

The increasing frequency and severity of natural and man-made disasters pose a significant threat to businesses worldwide. Events like hurricanes, wildfires, cyberattacks, and civil unrest are no longer rare occurrences but growing in regularity and intensity due to factors like climate change and technological vulnerabilities....

11th July 2024 In Business Continuity By William Wagner

How Emergency Management Safeguards Business Continuity Amid Severe Weather Disruptions

The year 2024 has already witnessed a stark increase in severe weather events impacting the United States. A recent report by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) highlights 11 confirmed weather-related disasters with losses exceeding $1 billion each, a significant rise from the historical...

28th June 2024 In Business Continuity By William Wagner

Building Resilience Against Severe Weather with a Strong Business Continuity Plan

Hurricanes ripping through coastlines, floods inundating entire towns, wildfires scorching landscapes; these are no longer scenes from disaster movies, but an increasingly common reality for businesses around the world. The Earth's climate is changing, and the resulting severe weather events are becoming more unpredictable, intense,...

21st June 2024 In Business Continuity By William Wagner

A Step-by-Step Guide to the 5 Stages of a Business Continuity Plan

The business landscape is constantly shifting and subject to unforeseen disruptions. Natural disasters, cyberattacks, power outages, and even global pandemics can strike at any moment, leaving a trail of financial losses, reputational damage, and even business closures in their wake. Statistics paint a sobering picture: half...

1st March 2024 In Business Continuity By William Wagner

Building Resilience Guide to Hiring the Best Business Continuity Consultants

In today's rapidly changing world, business continuity is a fundamental necessity for organizations of all sizes and industries. Business continuity involves planning and strategies aimed at ensuring that an organization can continue its essential functions and services, even in the face of unexpected disruptions and...