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Worried your cloud provider will go bust? Seven ways to protect your business

...should make sure to query a provider about the strength of their contingency plans. "[SMEs] assume that everything is backed up, but is it all... Read more

8 September, 2011 by Shelley Portet

Photos: Wine festival raises a glass to NFC

...of the event relying on the cashless system, the festival has put contingency plans in place in case the tech fails. In the event of... Read more

24 September, 2011 by Jo Best

Fujitsu workers go on strike in Manchester

...to provide "complete cover for everything at the moment", as it has contingency plans in place, said company spokesman Graham Goulden. "Nothing would be happening... Read more

19 September, 2011 by David Meyer

GPS and sat-nav: The newest business-critical risk?

...the impact of the loss of GNSS and the effectiveness of any contingency plans. When it comes to the business perspective of risks to control... Read more

8 March, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Hague: UK government fell victim to Zeus attack

...policies on resilience — hardening the protection of computer systems and having detailed contingency plans to enable them to recover from an attack," Sommer said. In... Read more

4 February, 2011 by Tom Espiner
Medical Careers Map for Wales 1.5

Medical Careers Map for Wales 1.5

...possibilities, even those you may not have considered - these may be useful contingency plans. 3. Identify three possible routes which you would consider pursuing after... Read more

24 April, 2012
NetSupport Servicedesk 3.0

NetSupport Servicedesk 3.0

...Recovery by transferring the IT information collected by your ServiceDesk to your contingency plans, identifying where critical users and revenue related PCs are located. Virus... Read more

30 March, 2011
Ancient Stratagems for Business Strategies 2.0

Ancient Stratagems for Business Strategies 2.0

Tactical planning provides an input to the overall business plan and ensures contingency plans have been thought through prior to an event or action. The... Read more

3 February, 2011
mPassport London 1.3

mPassport London 1.3

...Use mPassport before you leave on your trip to make appointments and contingency plans. Why would you travel without this convenient, reliable and very affordable... Read more

25 August, 2010
mPassport Paris 1.3

mPassport Paris 1.3

...Use mPassport before you leave on your trip to make appointments and contingency plans. Why would you travel without this convenient, reliable and very affordable... Read more

9 July, 2010

WorldCom crisis shakes customers' faith

WorldCom's customers around the world are taking stock and making plans for what to do in the worst-case scenarios Read more

27 June, 2002 by John Borland

Contingency plans step up Y2K problem

Contingency plans to deal with the millennium bug will create more problems than... Read more

19 August, 1999 by Jane Wakefield and Julia Sommerfeld

This time in '99: Y2K Bill set to reveal millennium contingency plans

...Bill that would force UK public sector services to reveal Year 2000 contingency plans is set for a second reading by the House of Commons... Read more

10 March, 2000 by Suzanna Kerridge

Y2K Bill set to reveal millennium contingency plans

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9 March, 1999 by Suzanna Kerridge

Blackout kicks disaster recovery into action

The eastern US power cuts prompted companies to activate contingency plans Read more

15 August, 2003 by Ed Frauenheim

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