Below are selected articles, reports, and websites that you may find useful in researching various industry topics. Many files are PDF files and require that you have the free Acrobat Reader Software installed. Please let us know what additional information would be helpful to you.

REPORTS, ARTICLES & VIDEO:

• The 2008 Continuity Insights/KPMG study is completed. We hope you will find it informative. The 900 responders answered about 45 questions addressing their company's business continuity program. (PDF file)
• The US National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has released the latest version of its NFPA 1600 Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs. The 2007 edition provides an update to the standard, which was first published in 2004 and has been widely accepted by North American-based organizations. (PDF file)
• Pacific Coast National Bank and Agility Recovery Open Temporary Banking Center for Fire Victims (PDF file)
• Agility Recovery Solutions Customer Testimonials
  Watch and listen to testimonials, including customers who have experienced an actual disaster event. Hear our members...
• Agility Leads In Mobile Disaster Recovery Solutions - Forrester Research, Inc. (PDF file)
• Forrester 6 years after 9/11 (PDF file)
• Iron Mountain Fire on ComputerWorld.com
  • Article 1: Two Iron Mountain Facilities Hit by Fire
  • Article 2: Iron Mountain fires prompt users to hasten hunt for backup options
  • Article 3: Opinion: The Iron Mountain Fires -- Case Solved
• ComputerWorld.com - The New Buzzwords: Information Lifecycle Management
• Gartner - Vendor Rating Update: EMC Storage, 2006 (PDF file)
• After the Disaster - a Specialist for Small Banks - American Banker Online (PDF file)
• Gartner - Laws Influence Business Continuity and Disaster
  Recovery Planning Among Industries (PDF file)
  
• ComputerWorld - "Gartner: Expect dramatic changes in recovery market" (PDF file)
  
• IBM Global Services Business Continuity and Recovery Services “Mobile Recovery Center Solution” (PDF file)
  
• Executive Business Continuity Study (PDF file) - A Study of Evolving Management Issues and Trends in Business Continuity
  
• DRJ - 2005 Alternative Site Survey (PDF file) - DRJ publishes this survey to assist readers in making the necessary decisions when selecting an alternate site.
  
• DRJ - Business Continuity Glossary (PDF file)
  
• Gartner - User Feedback Reveals Ups and Downs of Strohl's Business Continuity Planning Software (PDF file) -Strohl Systems' Living Disaster Recovery Planning System provides a standardized method for collecting plans from across the company and keeping the information updated and consistent. Three LDRPS users explain its strengths and limitations in creating and managing a business continuity plan.
  
• Sarbanes-Oxley - Is It The Hammer For Business Continuity Management (PDF file) - Will a piece of legislation that contains no references to contingency planning legitimize business continuity management?
  
• Sarbanes-Oxley Client Alert (PDF file) - Key Provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  
• Alternate Facilities and Technology Replacement Options (PDF file)
  

INDUSTRY WEBSITES:

• http://www.disaster-resource.com
• http://www.drj.com
  
• http://www.contingencyplanning.com
  
• http://www.continuityinsights.com
• http://www.computerworld.com