MARCH 2018CIOAPPLICATIONS.COM6Beyond the Usual State of Business Resilience`With great power, comes great responsibility'--such has been the state of IT in the last years as it has transformed from being an element to support organizational infrastructure to empowering business objectives, strengthening organizational collaboration, and enabling business models to deliver decisive competitive advantages. But as IT turns to be an enabler, the need for it to be resilient, reliant and adaptive has also become a prominent part of an organizational ecosystem, giving rise to the concept of a competent business continuity system.A continuity plan is not just an afterthought anymore, the increasing state of cyber penetration and digital leakage has made disruptors in the cloud technology space taking this debate to more granular levels. Organizations are entrenching continuity plans into its day-to-day operational models via solutions that go beyond storage and allow key functions to simply move to the cloud to restore Business As Usual after IT disaster events. The predicament however has been the approach.While processes have been laid down to summon impenetrable strength in the business continuity systems, organizations' efforts have been undone as they miscalculate the probability and potential impact of risks. There have been little or no efforts made by organizations to build upon the skeletal blueprint of a continuity plan and operationalize impact analysis by reaching out to third-party providers equipped to manage Business Continuity Planning.In this scenario, curating content for this edition has been a dive into exploring a plethora of service providers, changing trends, needs of the hour and a glimpse into how the world of Business Continuity would turn out to be. We hope the valuable insights from industry thought-leaders and the innovative solutions and services from leading as well as emerging companies featured in this edition will help you in making informed decisions for your enterprise.Joe PhillipManaging Editoreditor@cioapplications.comJoe PhillipMARCH - 29 - 2018BUSINESS CONTINUITY SPECIALCopyright © 2018 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.Volume 03 - 10Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to CIO ApplicationsVisit www.cioapplications.com *Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffManaging EditorJoe PhillipGraphics & ArtJohn ConnorDeclan ColeNitya SAssistant Managing EditorRohit Chowdhary Senior WritersClara MathewRoyce D'SouzaLeah JaneEditorial StaffBanu JohnBen JacksonDaniel HolmesEzra BenjaminJames SmithNaomi DaleSalesRobert D'Souzarobert@cioapplications.com510-722-8393ValleyMedia, Inc.44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.722.8393Mailing Address:Editorial
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