How business continuity planning has evolved

Business continuity (BC) has become a pressing concern for organizations worldwide largely because of events like the Covid-19, the global supply chain crisis, rapid rise of ransomware and the Russia-Ukraine war. Unfortunately, many businesses fail to update or adjust their plans and strategy as needed, resulting in serious gaps found in their BC programs.

On this episode of IT Availability Now, host Servaas Verbiest and guest Darion Wisely, Consulting Solutions Principal at Sungard AS, dive deeper into this common problem and what companies can do to prevent these holes from popping up in the future. Listen to this full episode to learn:

• How businesses have traditionally managed BC
• How the approach to BC planning has changed, and what’s responsible for the shift
• Common gaps that typically arise in BC plans 
• What businesses can do to keep these gaps plugged 

As Director of Product Field Strategy at Sungard AS, Servaas Verbiest assists businesses and organizations in realizing the full potential of cloud computing by thinking strategically, deploying rapidly, and acting as an ambassador for the cloud ecosystem. While at Sungard AS, Servaas has worked with more than 1,000 unique clients across multiple industries on complex application deployments, re-platforming, public cloud integrations, private cloud deployments, application lifecycle, and hybrid cloud model development.

Darion Wisely is a Consultant Solutions Principal in Risk and Resilience Management at Sungard AS with over 25 years of experience in consulting, project management, service delivery, business development and resource management. He is responsible for developing and delivering solutions to improve resilience in clients’ mission-critical operations. Darion has led project teams in conducting BC program development services for organizations in a multitude of industries, including financial services, healthcare, food services, insurance services, manufacturing and government. 

Listen and subscribe to IT Availability Now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Podchaser, deezer, Podcast Addict, Listen Notes, and more.