Disaster Recovery Journal Spring 2025

Disaster Recovery Journal 1862 Old Lemay Ferry, Arnold, MO 63010 (636) 282-5800; Fax: (636) 282-5802

Internet: www.drj.com E-mail: drj@drj.com EXECUTIVE PUBLISHER Bob Arnold bob@drj.com EDITOR IN CHIEF Jon Seals jon@drj.com PRESIDENT Bob Arnold bob@drj.com DIRECTOR OF EVENTS Lesley Vinyard lesley@drj.com REGISTRATION MANAGER Rose Chotrow rose@drj.com SENIOR WEB DESIGNER

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COVER The State of Business Resilience 2025 By AMY DEMARTINE

Amy Faulkner amy@drj.com EVENT MARKETING Sonal Patel sonal@drj.com

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Dan Bailey, Jeff Dato, John Jackson, Peter Laz, Margaret Millett, Ann Pickren, Steve Piggott, Tracey Rice, Randy Till, Damian Walch, Belinda Wilson EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Erick Anez, Robbie Atabaigi, Rich Cocchiara, Renuka Darbha, David Halford, Ray Holloman, Colleen Huber, Cary Jasgur, Lisa Jones, Melanie Lucht, Melissa Muñiz, Melissa Owings, Bogdana Sardak, Nicole Scott, Paul Striedl, Joy Weddington + (51) 1 436 6456 fijo Perú + 1 (786) 600 1864 USA ruth.rocha@drjenespanol.com www.drjenespanol.com ASIA Business Continuity Planning Asia Pte Ltd (BCP Asia) Henry Ee 1 Commonwealth Lane #08-27 One Commonwealth Singapore 149544 Phone: (65) 6325 2080 Fax: (65) 6223 5363 General: enquiry@bcpasia.com Events: conference@bcpasia.com Direct: henry@bcpasia.com www.bcpasia.com UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Continuity and Resilience A Division of CORE MANAGEMENT CONSULTING Dhiraj Lal , Executive Director P. O. Box 127557, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ( +971 2 8152831 | 7 +971 2 8152888 dhiraj@continuityandresilience.com www.continuityandresilience.com SOUTH AMERICA DRJ en Espanol Ruth Rocha , Directora Comercial

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20 Key Data Center Trends Shaping Business Continuity in 2025 By DAN RAPP

32 Beyond RTO and RPO: Introducing the Recovery Operability Objective By VELLA GARRETT & GREG CHRISTIAN

24 Smart Spending on IT DR: Using BIA to Minimize Risk and Costs By GREG VIRGIN

35 How AI is Transforming Business

Continuity and Information Security in Finance By ALDO SORALUZ

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The Rise of Anomaly Detection in Cybersecurity Defense By JEROME WENDT

42 Emergency Notification Directory 2025

30 Integrating Business Continuity and Cybersecurity By KATIE BRENNEMAN

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