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	<title>OpsCentre&#039;s Business Continuity Blog &#187; BCP</title>
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		<title>Rightsizing Your Business Continuity Consultant</title>
		<link>http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/rightsizing-your-business-continuity-consultant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hjones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Continuity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCP]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of course, what we really mean is rightsizing the services a business continuity consultant can provide. How much or how little an organisation decides to involve an external consultant will depend on the extent of business continuity planning needs, and how that organisation is set up to handle them. Ideally, you’ll leverage the involvement of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Continuity &#8211; SunGard User Group Forum 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/business-continuity-sungard-user-group-forum-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2011 Business Continuity User Group Forum was recently announced and this short video production has just been released in which Tracey Forbes gives an overview of the keynote speaker and format for the user forum event. Click here to view it now.]]></description>
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		<title>CIOs warned to prioritise governance and business continuity</title>
		<link>http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/cios-warned-to-prioritise-governance-and-business-continuity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/cios-warned-to-prioritise-governance-and-business-continuity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Continuity Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Interruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Resilience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Continuity Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent natural disasters have spurred warnings to forgo a reactive approach to governance. In this Computerworld article, HopgoodGanim&#8217;s IT lawyers are reminded of the importance of  prioritising ICT governance and business continuity to minimise risk to the business, in the wake of the recent natural disasters plaguing the nation and indeed the world. Click here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Interruption &#8211;  Water pipe burst evacuates 3500 from Sydney&#8217;s AMP Tower</title>
		<link>http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/business-continuity-building-evacuation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/business-continuity-building-evacuation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Interruption News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A real life example of a business interruption incident today. A burst water pipe in the AMP Building in Sydney caused 3500 staff to be evacuated. For the businesses without water damage, hopefully access can be restored and everyone is back to work on Monday morning. If any businesses sustained significant damage to their floor, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Continuity Planning &#8211; More Than Just Disaster Recovery</title>
		<link>http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/business-continuity-planning-more-than-just-disaster-recovery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/business-continuity-planning-more-than-just-disaster-recovery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mmartin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Continuity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Continuity Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Interruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disaster Recovery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christchurch Earthquake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disaster Recovery Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The disasters in Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia have put BCP into sharp focus. In this article, Allan Davies provides advice he gleaned the hard way from working through numerous disasters, and suggests that CIO&#8217;s need to think in broader terms than just IT disaster recovery. He outlines nine valuable lessons that should be incorporated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Embedding Business Continuity Management into your organisation&#8217;s culture</title>
		<link>http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/embedding-business-continuity-management-into-your-organisations-culture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/embedding-business-continuity-management-into-your-organisations-culture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Case]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/?p=319</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Your business continuity and IT disaster recovery plans are living documents that need to continually evolve otherwise they will stagnate. If you maintain and exercise your plan it will evolve along with your organisation, helping you to be prepared should a business interruption strike. Here are OpsCentre&#8217;s top 5 tips on how to keep the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t have time for Business Continuity Management? Then why not outsource it!</title>
		<link>http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/dont-have-time-for-business-continuity-management-then-why-not-outsource-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/dont-have-time-for-business-continuity-management-then-why-not-outsource-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Continuity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/?p=306</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ensuring continuity of your business functions, processes and critical IT systems and applications, along with the decision making in a time of crisis cannot be completely outsourced;  there will always be responsibilities owned by the board, executive team and operational staff members.  However, a great deal of the co-ordination and maintenance can be outsourced for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Continuity Best Practice Strategies &#8211; YouTube Video</title>
		<link>http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/business-continuity-best-practice-strategies-youtube-video/</link>
		<comments>http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/business-continuity-best-practice-strategies-youtube-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 06:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Continuity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[OpsCentre&#8217;s YouTube channel features Rod Crowder, Managing Director, discussing key Business Continuity Planning issues and best practice strategies.]]></description>
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		<title>Business Continuity Planning for Small to Medium Enterprise</title>
		<link>http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/business-continuity-planning-for-small-to-medium-enterprise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/business-continuity-planning-for-small-to-medium-enterprise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Continuity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/?p=239</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Consider the scenario of losing your primary premises due to fire. Can you answer these questions? - How much revenue would you lose being out of action for a day, a week or a month? - Have you got an alternate location to operate your business from? - Is your data regularly sent off site [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OpsCentre offers complimentary Business Continuity Consultation</title>
		<link>http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/opscentre-offers-complimentar-business-continuity-consultation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/opscentre-offers-complimentar-business-continuity-consultation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Continuity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.opscentre.com.au/blog/?p=200</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OpsCentre is pleased to announce the launch of our COMPLIMENTARY Business Continuity Consultation offer. For a limited time we are providing a complimentary consultation, to Australian Businesses valued at $495. The Business Continuity Consultation assesses the effectiveness of your organisation&#8217;s Business Continuity Program. If you don&#8217;t have one in place, the assessment will identify the level [...]]]></description>
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