APRIL 2019CIOAPPLICATIONS.COM6New Approaches to Continue BusinessWe are heard it many times, 'We are IT, failure is not an option.' Although, the opinion has been status-quo for IT for many years now, the implementation has not been up-to-the-mark in any sense. When it comes to business continuity, IT has failed miserably, but many things have changed in the last five years. Not surprisingly, organizations have ensured that developing and implementing reliable business continuity plans have always been on the top of their to-do list as they have to be sure that IT services are always available, whether it be for their internal users or the privileged outside customers. The main reason behind this has been the exponentially increasing competition and the zeal to stay ahead of the competition curve. But the recent developments in the business continuity realm--such as virtualization, cloud computing, and mobile devices in the workforce and social networks--has been impacting the way that the companies looked at their strategies.While virtualization has made it seamless for the IT executives and their organizations to create reliable business continuity planning, by leveraging SaaS for client-facing applications, the means of continued availability has improved as well. On the other hand, workforce has witnessed a sudden proliferation of mobile devices which has resulted in a beneficial outcome for the business as it has provided the organizations with better flexibility for workforce recovery options. Lastly, the widespread adoption of the mobile devices and the corresponding easier Internet access has been supporting the case for leveraging social technologies such as Twitter, Facebook, and Skype as one of the many critical components of an organization's response and business continuity plan.We hope that the content that has been curated in our special edition on business continuity helps you in better understanding the services and solutions space such that you can take informed decision and evolve. Let's dive in!Joe PhillipManaging Editoreditor@cioapplications.comJoe PhillipAPRIL - 19 - 2019BUSINESS CONTINUITY SPECIALCopyright © 2019 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 04 - 06Published 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 & ArtDeclan ColeRenukesh GangurEditorial StaffBen JacksonDowel MajiJune MichaelVinutha DayanandSalesDowel Majidowel@cioapplications.comEditorialContact UsPhone: 510.330.5172Fax: 510.894.8405Emailsales@cioapplications.comeditor@cioapplications.commarketing@cioapplications.com
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