Business continuity briefs:
3rd July 2009

'Business continuity briefs' provides a summary of new product and services press releases and other useful resources published in the last 24 hours.

Taking the Next Steps: What Business Continuity Needs for Legitimacy
Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2009, time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT.
This free webinar will examine the state of the business continuity profession and its major challenges. It will then discuss the actions needed to get the profession into the mainstream of corporate consciousness.
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/340416547

Intellect reports on UK data centre industry
A report published by Intellect, the trade association for the UK technology industry, warns that a growing number of hurdles are threatening the ability of the data centre industry to keep pace with the rapid increase in data volumes and calls on government to improve dialogue between industry and policy makers. More details.

Unisys attempts to break through barriers to adoption of cloud computing
Unisys has moved to overcome CIOs' concerns about security of data in the cloud, cited by organizations and industry analysts as the top impediment to adopting cloud computing for business needs. Unisys has unveiled an innovative cloud computing strategy and solutions portfolio for organizations to move enterprise application workloads securely to tailored cloud environments with greater confidence in maintaining the integrity of critical information. Underpinning this strategy is Unisys Stealth security solution, an innovative, patent-pending data protection technology initially designed for government applications and now available to commercial clients. The Unisys Stealth technology cloaks data through multiple levels of authentication and encryption, bit-splitting data into multiple packets so it moves invisibly across networks and protects data in the Unisys secure cloud. www.unisys.com

Training DVDs from the BCI
The BCI has slashed the prices of two training DVD and CD resources. It’s
‘Understanding Your Business: how to do a Business Impact Analysis’
and ‘Practice Makes Perfect: exercising made easy – a comprehensive guide to exercising Business Continuity plans’ resources are now available at £29+VAT each or £49+VAT for both. http://www.thebci.org/filmlibrary.html

Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:

FEMA daily SITREP

World weather impacts

•Date: 3rd July 2009• Region: Various