Disaster Recovery Journal Summer 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 Strategic Resilience: The New Frontier in Preparedness By BOB KLEMME

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

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Dan Bailey, Jeff Dato, John Jackson, Peter Laz, Ann Pickren, Steve Piggott, Tracey Rice, Randy Till, Damian Walch, Belinda Wilson EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Erick Anez, Robbie Atabaigi, Rich Cocchiara, Renuka Darbha, Sherri Flynn, Corey Hahn, Colleen Huber, 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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The Role of AI in Resilience By MICHAEL C. REDMOND

NAS Solutions Ramp Up to Take on Today’s Enterprise Workloads By JEROME WENDT

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Cyberattacks: An Unnatural Disaster By JOHN WILSON

34 Disaster-Proofing for Immigrant Entrepreneurs By JULIANA ARDILA

23 Disaster vs. Cyber Recovery By CHRIS MONTGOMERY

35 2025 Forecast: A Perfect Storm for Privacy Technology By DAVID ARCHER

25 Career Spotlight: Jason Harrell

38 Consultant Directory

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Best Practices for Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems By GERMAN VARGAS PEDROZA

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