Move on, move forward
Hello guys! Almost a few hours left and we will be changing our calendars again, entirely. Another set of paperworks, another set of new chapters of our life, another set of everything that you can think of. But what matters most, is the capability of each person to move.
Move on, move forward.
As Robert Frost once said, In three words I can sum up everything I learned about life: it goes on.
Yep. Upon dealing with things, for example, risks, the most important thing to do is to move on, move forward. It may be easy to say, but moving on requires preparing for it. Much more like planning for it.
As for the business side, we have two (2) things that we need to consider and plan about:
Continuity of Business; and
Disaster Recovery.
These two are very different but work on a single purpose: moving forward. On the business setting, the show must go on, as Kuya Germs said, even if there are things that hampering the business operations to resume their normal activities such as natural disasters, or the like.
What must a certain individual do during these situations?
Well, a fully-equipped or prepared business establishement should have these things on mind. They should be able to:
Analyze, intercept organizational threats and its kinds;
Get a list of things that must be accomplished first prior to the event;
Locate management contact information;
Understand and execute instructions per personnel (where to go) in case a disaster happens;
Secure backup of data and any other information that is critical to the business;
Collaborate among all facets of the organization; and
Buy-in from everyone in the organization
Well, I donāt want to kill your excitement, but what I really wanted to tell in reference to all the items above would be: We should be able to maintain posture despite of the threats encountered by the business. It is about sustaining availability to the end users, while ensuring reliability of service despite of what happened, and recovery of assets should there be any losses.
Take note that Disaster Recovery is just a part of the whole continuity process, as it deals specifically on Disasters (such as Natural Disasters, Fire, Storm, etc.)
Now, to wrap things up, as we all wanted to move forward, keep in mind that in business, we do not only deliver the customer their needs, such as services. We must also think about the continuity of its business after sales, depending on the contract as it implies good customer support and profit as well.
Whatever happens, I'll just keep moving forward. Like an avalanche. - Michelle Plan
Happy New Year Guys!













