Hurricane Sandy Tests Business Continuity Plans: A compilation of DR & BCP resources

First and foremost, our thoughts go out to all those impacted by Hurricane Sandy, and our team is ready to assist clients as they resume business operations.

While effects were minimal here in Boston, residents and businesses in New York, New Jersey and along the East Coast are grappling with immeasurable damage as a result of the hurricane. US markets have closed for a second straight day, and the effects of Sandy will continue to wreak havoc on financial firms nationwide.  

In the coming days and weeks companies and the media will reflect on the impact of Sandy as well as lessons learned.  Therefore, today’s post recaps previous Hedge IT articles focused on business continuity planning and disaster recovery.  Our hope in publishing this article is to provide a handy resource for future planning.

Everything Business Continuity Planning

• Preparing for Winter Weather: Remote Access & Business Continuity Strategies

• Five Steps of Business Continuity Planning for Hedge Funds

• Business Continuity Planning: The Importance of Table Top Exercises

• ​The Night the Lights Went Out in Boston: Lessons in BCP

All Things Disaster Recovery

• Do You Know the DR Lingo? Key Disaster Recovery Terms Defined

• Common Disaster Recovery Misconceptions

• Disaster Recovery Testing: Frequently Asked Questions