In our profession API’s are extremely valuable and becoming more essential every days as our systems mature. This high-level post describes a few of the many exciting benefits. I call API’s (application programming interfaces) ‘the secret sauce’. API’s are the software connectors that allow us to mesh physical devices, systemsRead More
Every BC, CM, Risk, Safety and Security Needs Relevant Situational Alerts… There is too much new and changing information to monitor it manually. You must put yourself in position to discover the ‘needles in a haystack’ before the competition. Listening tools can make the difference between being disrupted or beingRead More
Throughout the site we discuss many excellent tools that can empower you to build a world-class technology-driven program. This section provides information on ‘what’s coming next’. Many predictions I made 4 years ago in books, webinars and white-papers have come to fruition. My entire career has been based on makingRead More
Tool categories I mention in this post include – BCM, Mass Notification, Employee Hotline, Survey Platforms Quite a few of us in the Business Resilience / Business Continuity (BRBC) profession began our careers in Information Technology (IT). I am one of those people. If you are in IT and thinking of a careerRead More
Attributes, Aptitude and Attitude of the Superstars Tools categories I mention in this post include BCM, Mass Notification, Employee Hotline, Survey Platforms, Business Intelligence I have found that great Business Resilience / Business Continuity (BRBC) professionals come from many different walks of life. Often, we begin our careers in aRead More
Technology has been key to many of my career successes. Researching, testing and sharing technology gems is what I would do even if I did not get paid for it. It is my passion and it is my hobby. Leveraging technology solutions can provide resilience and hyper return on investment. ToolsRead More
A Business Resilience / Business Continuity (BRBC) website or mobile app are great ways for employees to easily access important information. These are also wonderful branding opportunities for your program. Tools I mention in the category include HTML5, BCM Your website can include: Breaking news Critical emergency phone numbers Best practicesRead More
Your organization needs a robust disaster recovery program in place. The days of going back to manual workarounds in the absence of core critical systems is forever fading for many time sensitive processes. In fact, often the people that used to do the work manually are retired or have moved on toRead More
Perhaps you are wondering why I have written a post on ‘Database or Spreadsheet?’ for a site focused on Business Resilience / Business Continuity (BRBC). There are many critical reasons, which I will discuss in this post. Tools I mention in this post include BCM (recommendations) and Spreadsheets I haveRead More
‘You are only as good as your contact data.’ (Suggestions in this posts focus mainly on employee contact data but are helpful with vendor and customer data as well). Tools mentioned in this post are focused on my recommended mass notification tools. In a previous post, we discussed how toRead More