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Report:Seven Business Technology Resiliency Lessons Learned From Superstorm Sandy

Key Takeaways That Can Help You Strengthen Your Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Plans

In late October 2012, Superstorm Sandy barreled through the Caribbean and the eastern US, affecting almost half of the states in the US. The storm left millions without access to basic...

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For Security & Risk Professionals

Report:Top 15 Trends S&R Pros Should Watch: Q2 2013

From frantic security operations problems to the changing threat landscape, CISOs, senior security leaders, and other IT risk management leaders consistently have trouble keeping up with key trends...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Elevate Your Business Technology Resiliency Program With An In-Depth Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

This report outlines Forrester's solution for IT infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders to develop their business technology (BT) resiliency strategic plan. A well-documented strategic plan is...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Enhance Business Technology Resiliency With An Effective Crisis Communication Strategy

Communication: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

Year after year, when asked to name the top lessons learned from contingency plan invocations, organizations consistently cite that they underestimated how difficult it would be to communicate...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Master The Eight Disruptors That Will Transform Business Technology Resiliency In 2013

Landscape: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

This report defines and dissects the intersections and future directions of the solutions that make up the business technology (BT) resiliency landscape. It also identifies and catalogs the vendors...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Join Forces Across IT And The Business For A Successful BT Resiliency Program

Organization: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

Who? What? Where? When? How? It's the question of "who?" that often stymies infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals when it comes to business technology (BT) resiliency programs. Who is...

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For Security & Risk Professionals

Report:TechRadar™ For Risk Management Professionals: GRC, Q4 2012

Road Map: The Governance, Risk, And Compliance Playbook

The governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) technology market is one of fluctuation, confusion, and contention. Many technologies relevant for governance, risk management, and compliance...

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For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

Report:Managed Hosting: Still Relevant Despite Cloud's Rise

Managed Hosting Remains A Viable Alternative Or Complement To The Cloud

If you've been reading the press, you could be forgiven for assuming that enterprise-class managed hosting would have transitioned entirely to the cloud by now. Yet the pace of managed hosting's...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Assess The Maturity Of Your Business Technology Resiliency Program

Assessment: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

This report provides the maturity assessment of Forrester's solution for infrastructure and operations (I&O) executives looking to build their business technology (BT) resiliency strategy. We...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Source Business Technology Resiliency Capabilities

Tools And Technology: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

When anxious executives ask you to improve or maintain business resiliency across the enterprise, it's likely that you'll need help. The skills and expertise required to stay on top of key trends,...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Move Beyond Disaster Recovery And Prepare For Business Technology Resiliency

Vision: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

This report outlines the vision of Forrester's solution for infrastructure and operations (I&O) executives planning their organization's business technology (BT) resiliency strategy — the...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Benchmark The Performance Of Your Business Continuity Program

Benchmark: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

This report outlines Forrester's solution for infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders to benchmark the performance of their business continuity (BC) programs as part of their broader business...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Build The Always-On, Always-Available Extended Enterprise

Executive Overview: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

In today's world of 24x7x365 global operations and competition, downtime results not only in immediate lost revenue and productivity, but also in lasting damage to corporate reputation that erodes...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Justifying The Business Case For Business Technology Resiliency

Business Case: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

This report outlines Forrester's guidance for a business technology resiliency (BTR) business case. This is a critical step when securing funding because management is often reluctant to fund...

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For CIO Professionals

Report:Decoding The Behavior Of Indian IT Security Buyers

Addressing Organizational Behavior Is Key To Driving Vendor Sales

IT security investments have increased over the past two to three years in India, and security budgets continue to grow. However, Forrester believes that a significant portion of security spending is...

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For CIO Professionals

Report:The Banking Sector Will Continue To Drive IT Investment Spending Across The Middle East

The banking sector in the Middle East is one of the fastest-growing markets in the world. Intense competition and pressures on profitability are driving banks to invest in technology to support a...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Develop Your Business Technology Resiliency Balanced Scorecard

Performance Management: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

This report outlines Forrester's solution for developing effective objectives and metrics for business technology resiliency (BTR) programs. The current state of BTR metrics is unsatisfactory —...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:An Infrastructure And Operations Pro's Guide To Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery Services

You Must Include These Services In Your Five-Year Road Map

Historically, disaster recovery (DR) preparedness required substantial time and financial investment. For many, DR was out of reach, and for others, it was a burdensome task that often felt like an...

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For Security & Risk Professionals

Report:Stop The Insanity: If You Don't Exercise Your Business Continuity Plans, You Aren't Prepared

Ten Recommendations For Maturing Your Business Continuity Exercise Program

Everyone knows you must exercise your business continuity (BC) plans. However, in dozens of inquiries and consulting engagements with enterprise clients each quarter, Forrester finds that BC managers...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:TechRadar™ For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals: Cloud Computing, Q4 2011

Maturity, Acquisitions, And Enterprise Experience Drive Cloud Use Forward

With interest in and priority for investment in cloud rising, concern and challenges remain regarding what is (and isn't) a cloud computing service and which options are safe, mature choices. To help...

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For Security & Risk Professionals

Report:Japanese Firms Refocus On Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Post Earthquake

The Emergence Of Pay-Per-Use Models Increases Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Adoption Rate

The devastation of Japan's largest earthquake and tsunami has forced Japanese firms to focus on and invest in business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR). Prior to the earthquake, many...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Disaster Recovery Exercises Fall Short Of The Finish Line

It's Time To Get Back In Shape With These 10 Tips For Improved Drills

If you woke up tomorrow and someone or something compelled you to run a marathon, how would you fare? It's highly doubtful that you would successfully run the 26.2 miles without months of training,...

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For Security & Risk Professionals

Report:BC/DR Remain Priorities For 2012 But Take A Backseat To Cost-Saving And Efficiency Initiatives

Despite Recent High Profile Disasters, Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Budgets Stay At Six Percent Of IT Operating And Capital Budgets

According to our Q2 2010 IT budget survey, 32% of enterprises had planned to increase spending on business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) by at least 5% in 2011. The reality is that...

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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:Cloud Computing Road Map For Enterprise Architects

The purpose of this road map is to illustrate the implementation timing of the infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) technologies evaluated in Forrester's...

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For Security & Risk Professionals

Report:Lessons Learned From The 2011 Japanese Crisis

Ten Key Lessons That Can Help You Strengthen Your Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Plans

Earthquakes, tornadoes, monsoons, hurricanes, flooding, and other severe natural disasters have brought alarming devastation to regions around the world over the past several years. As the human,...

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