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REPORTS, ARTICLES & VIDEO:

News from Forrester:

• The Forrester Wave™: Disaster-Recovery-
  As-A-Service Providers, Q1 2014 - January 17, 2014 (PDF)
• Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Are Top
  IT Priorities For 2010 And 2011 - September 8, 2010 (PDF)
• Forrester 6 years after 9/11 (PDF)
  
  

News from Gartner:

• Backup and Disaster Recovery Modernization Is No Longer a Luxury, but a Business Necessity - August 2011 (PDF)
• Hype Cycle for Business Continuity Management and IT Disaster Recovery Management, 2010 - September 8, 2010 (PDF)
• Activity Cycle Overview: Business Continuity Manager Role, 2010 to 2011 - February 16, 2010 (PDF)
• Ten Best Practices for Creating and Maintaining Effective Business Continuity Management Plans - February 8, 2010 (PDF file)
• Business Continuity Management Key Initiative Overview - February 5, 2010 (PDF)
• Eight Practical Tips to Link Risk and Security to Corporate Performance - January 29, 2010 (PDF)
• MarketScope for Emergency and Mass Notification Services - January 29, 2010 (PDF)
• Gartner - Research Roundup: Business Continuity Management
  and IT Disaster Recovery, January 2009 (PDF)
• Gartner - Predicts 2009: Business Continuity Management Juggles Standardization, Cost and Outsourcing Risk (PDF)
  
  

Other Industry News

• 2011 SMB Disaster Preparedness Report
  
• Essential Guide to Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans (PDF)
• How to Drive Cultural Buy-in for BCM - September 2013 (PDF)
• Business Continuity Program Management
  Benchmarking Report - USA Focused - January 2012 (PDF)
• RBZ Updated “Market Requirements Definition” (MRD)
• The 2008 Continuity Insights/KPMG study is completed. We hope you will find it informative. The 900 responders answered about 45 questions addressing their company's business continuity program. (PDF)
• The US National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has released the latest version of its NFPA 1600 Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs. The 2007 edition provides an update to the standard, which was first published in 2004 and has been widely accepted by North American-based organizations. (PDF)
• Agility Leads In Mobile Disaster Recovery Solutions - Forrester Research, Inc. (PDF)
• Iron Mountain Fire on ComputerWorld.com
  • Article 1: Two Iron Mountain Facilities Hit by Fire
  • Article 2: Iron Mountain fires prompt users to hasten hunt for backup options
  • Article 3: Opinion: The Iron Mountain Fires -- Case Solved
• ComputerWorld.com - The New Buzzwords: Information Lifecycle Management
• After the Disaster - a Specialist for Small Banks - American Banker Online (PDF)
• Gartner - Laws Influence Business Continuity and Disaster
  Recovery Planning Among Industries (PDF)
  
• ComputerWorld - "Gartner: Expect dramatic changes in recovery market" (PDF)
  
• IBM Global Services Business Continuity and Recovery Services “Mobile Recovery Center Solution” (PDF)
  
• Executive Business Continuity Study (PDF) - A Study of Evolving Management Issues and Trends in Business Continuity
  
• DRJ - Business Continuity Glossary (PDF)
• Alternate Facilities and Technology Replacement Options (PDF)
  

INDUSTRY WEBSITES:

• http://www.cio.com
• http://www.nvca.org
• http://www.informationweek.com
• http://www.disaster-resource.com
• http://www.drj.com
  
• http://www.contingencyplanning.com
  
• http://www.continuityinsights.com
• http://www.computerworld.com