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4th April 2025 In Business Continuity By William Wagner

Why Strong Incident Management is the Key to Business Continuity and Stability

Today’s operational environment is anything but predictable. From cyberattacks and supply chain breakdowns to extreme weather events and infrastructure failures, modern-day disruptions are increasing in both frequency and complexity. These aren’t isolated anomalies; they are recurring challenges that demand swift, structured, and intelligent responses. When a...

28th March 2025 In Business Continuity By William Wagner

The Three Pillars of Business Continuity: Resilience, Recovery, and Contingency Explained

The modern business landscape is filled with unpredictable risks, ranging from cyber threats and supply chain disruptions to natural disasters and economic downturns. These risks are not merely hypothetical; they are real and increasingly frequent, posing significant threats to organizations across industries. Businesses that fail...

7th March 2025 In Business Continuity By William Wagner

Why Businesses Without a Resilient Continuity Plan Are Destined to Fail

Disasters are inevitable. Whether it's a cyberattack, natural disaster, economic crisis, or supply chain failure, organizations today face an unprecedented level of uncertainty. In fact, 96% of organizations have faced operational disruptions in the past two years, proving that no business is immune to unexpected...

28th February 2025 In Business Continuity By William Wagner

Why Business Continuity Planning Is Key to Ensuring Resilience in a Crisis

In 2024, disaster-related costs in the U.S. soared to an unprecedented $182.7 billion, the highest since 1980, claiming 568 lives and leaving countless businesses in ruins. These staggering figures underscore an unsettling reality; businesses today face more frequent and severe disruptions than ever before. Whether...

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,...