Disaster Recovery Journal Fall 2024

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER How AI Can Help Improve Disaster

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

Recovery in the Cloud By PAVEL DANILOV & MARK JAMESON 8

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, David Halford, John Hill, Ray Holloman, Colleen Huber, Cary Jasgur, Lisa Jones, Melanie Lucht, Melissa Muñiz, Melissa Owings, Nicole Scott, Paul Striedl + (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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30 Career Spotlight: Jamie Goodloe By MELISSA MUÑIZ

Harnessing Your Business Continuity Plan for AI Integration: A Strategic and Practical Roadmap By ERIK BORGEN

32 Leveraging and Safeguarding Your Manufacturing Website By KATIE BRENNEMAN

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‘I Can’t Talk Now, I’m on a Zoom Call’ By TSVETELINA HINOVA

34 Set Realistic Expectations When

22 Weathering the Storm: Building Resilience Amid Climate Change Disruptions By STEVE GREENSTEIN

Selecting a VMware vSphere Alternative By JEROME WENDT

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DR Services Directory

26 Strategizing Business Resilience: Leveraging Weather Intelligence for Extreme Heat and Wildfire Risk Mitigation By STACI SAINT-PREUX

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