 | Business resilience (Macromedia Flash, 2629Kb)
See how you can put your business on the road to resilience. | | Best Defense against Worst Case Scenarios
When crisis confronts a business and its managers, survival depends on contingency planning supported by quick-responding mechanisms in place to protect priority systems and assets. |
In today's on demand business environments, it's important to rapidly adapt and respond to risks, as well as opportunities, to maintain continuous business operations, be a more trusted partner, and enable growth. This represents a shift from the old paradigm of "experience and react" to a new paradigm of "anticipate and adjust." IBM® helps clients manage risks, and thereby protect valuable business assets, comply with standards and regulations, and continue business operations. 
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IBM has identified six imperatives that are fundamental to a successful business resilience strategy: - Integrated risk management - Identify risks to your business operations and utilize technology to understand, respond to, and manage those risks
- Continuity of business operations - Maintain business operations in the event of an outage--with processes and infrastructures that are responsive, highly available and scalable
- Regulatory compliance - Comply with current government and industry regulations and standards, especially regarding the integrity and availability of information
- Security, privacy and data protection - Ensure the security and privacy of data, information, systems and people with the right policies, methods, tools and overall governance
- Knowledge, expertise and skills - Address the resilience of your business by assuring that you have the right resources in the right place at the right time
- Market readiness - Enhance your ability to sense and respond to shifting customer demands and new market opportunities
| | Creating an infrastructure that supports your business - on demand | |
Risk management forms the foundation for a resilient enterprise. Business resilience integrates IT recovery, high availability, business continuity and information security programs. It also addresses governance, especially for regulatory compliance. A resilient business, supported by a flexible infrastructure, can help your business continue operations as it adapts and responds to challenges posed by various disruptions and threats, as well as new opportunities and changes in demand. |
