Disaster Recovery Journal Winter 2024

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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 For Want of a Nail: The Art of Realistic, Believable Exercise

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

Scenarios By MARK CARROLL

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Dan Bailey, Jeff Dato, John Jackson, Peter Laz, Margaret Millett, Frank Perlmutter, 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, John Hill, 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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28 BIA Standoff: Value vs. Resistance By SAMUEL MCKNIGHT

IT-DR Trends to Concern Business Resiliency Leaders By JASON BUFFINGTON

32 Career Spotlight: Dr. Francisco Molina By MELANIE LUCHT

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Is It Time for Industry to Adopt a ‘Gold Standard’ When Testing Disaster Recovery Readiness? By STEPHEN YOUNG

34 The Impact of Climate Change on Winter Weather Patterns: What Businesses Need to Know By STACI SAINT-PREUX

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DEI – Back to the Basics By S. NICOLE SCOTT

36 Is Business Resilience Over-Hyped or a Necessary Evolution? By MAITREYA BUDDHA SAMANTARAY

23 NAS or Object Storage: Make the Best Backup Target Decision By JEROME WENDT

39 A Different Approach to Simulation Exercises By LAWRENCE ROBERT

26 Jump-Start Your Incident Response Program By NEIL K. JONES

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