Business continuity briefs:
23rd October 2009

'Business continuity briefs' provides a summary of new product and services press releases and other useful resources published recently:

Equinix to acquire Switch and Data in $689 million transaction
Equinix, a provider of global data centre services, and Switch & Data Facilities Company, a provider of data centre and Internet exchange services, have entered a definitive agreement for Equinix to acquire Switch and Data in a transaction valued at approximately $689 million in cash and stock, based on yesterday’s market close. The combination of the two companies will further strengthen Equinix’s leadership position in the global data centre services market by extending the company’s presence to 16 new markets across North America. Equinix will integrate Switch and Data’s data centre business and operations, including the company’s 34 data centres in 22 markets in the US and Canada. The acquisition will add more than one million gross square feet of data centre capacity, bringing Equinix’s total global footprint to 79 data centres in 34 markets and more than six million square feet across the North American, European and Asia-Pacific markets.www.equinix.com

SunGard Business Continuity Software International User Group Forum
Orlando, Fla. on April 10 - 14, 2010.
Lt. General Russel Honore, who is best known for his management of the recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina, will deliver the keynote address at the 2010 SunGard Business Continuity Software International User Group Forum. The forum will provide business continuity professionals with a range of educational opportunities, including learning about the role of business impact analysis in disaster preparedness, involving key stakeholders in the planning process and the value in making a disaster recovery plan a living document. More details.

Climate change impacts mapped
The UK Met Office has published an interactive map which highlights some of the impacts that may occur if the global average temperature rises by 4 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial climate average. Go there.

Enhancing and benchmarking your response to crises
Canberra, Tuesday, 24th November 2009.
This course provides participants with the knowledge to be able to identify the key success factors for an effective incident management, benchmark their arrangements against their peers, and develop a plan on how to introduce enhancements back in their organisation. http://www.securityresearch.org.au/?getp=171

Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:

FEMA daily SITREP

•Date: 23rd October 2009• Region: Various