{"id":4361,"date":"2021-05-20T08:45:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T12:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/backup-disaster-recovery\/?p=4361"},"modified":"2021-05-19T16:20:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T20:20:13","slug":"business-continuity-awareness-week-2021-insights-from-the-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/backup-disaster-recovery\/business-continuity-awareness-week-2021-insights-from-the-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Continuity Awareness Week 2021: Insights From the Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BusinessThe editors at Solutions Review celebrate Business Continuity Awareness Week 2021 with insights from the experts: Aiven’s James Arlen and AHEAD’s Greg Stam.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

As part of Solutions Review\u2019s celebration of Business Continuity Awareness Week 2021, we called on two experts to share their tips, tricks, and business continuity best practices for 2021. We spoke with James Arlen, CISO at Aiven,<\/a> and Greg Stam, the Managing Director of CIO Advisory at AHEAD<\/a> in honor of the week-long event. With their experience in the field of business continuity, Arlen and Stam were able to provide in-depth insight into what disaster<\/span>s companies should be prepared for and what your business continuity plan should include. <\/span><\/p>\n

Read below for Arlen and Stam\u2019s business continuity best practices in both written and video format.<\/span><\/p>\n

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James Arlen, CISO at Aiven:<\/b><\/h3>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s safe to say recent data disasters have gained the attention of business leaders from an immediate risk perspective. They are quick to look at how their business has been or will be impacted, but neglect any future planning to prevent damage. Many of these leaders don\u2019t understand what it takes to ensure their organization is prepared for a disastrous data event that might surface years from now. 2020 was the year of \u2018unprecedented\u2019 but the key to business continuity is to have a plan in place so an unexpected event doesn\u2019t fully upend business processes. Data is just becoming a more and more valuable asset across industries, so business leaders must consider it as such when forming a business continuity strategy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Business Continuity Awareness Week is a good time for these leaders – C-suite, IT and Security alike – to reflect on recent events like the SolarWinds or Colonial Pipeline attacks, and understand that a data recovery plan is pivotal to mitigate similar problems and maintain business continuity. It doesn\u2019t matter if the problem is a small inconvenience or a business-altering circumstance \u2013 designing data architecture in a way that protects data in <\/span>every<\/span><\/i> disastrous event is the best way to ensure it is safe at all times.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n