RE: The differences between business continuity and disaster recovery explained

While waiting to have my oil changed & power steering checked out at the Nissan dealership this morning, I happened across a set of articles posted to Helium.com discussing the differences between business continuity and disaster recovery. I felt it my moral and professional obligation to chime in.

What follows is the article as I originally posted there (with a little added formatting to make it easier to read). Enjoy.

10 Business Travel Hotel Safety Tips

When traveling for business, we're often traveling alone. We're also often in a hurry to get from one place to the next. When it comes to the hotel, if you're like me, you are usually checking-in late at night and just want to get in your room and get some sleep before the busy agenda that awaits the following day. When our minds are racing or we're tired, we are especially vulnerable to making poor decisions regarding personal safety. Here are a few hotel safety tips:

Process Management Maturity and Disaster Recovery Capability

Most companies start small. As they experience success, they grow. As they grow, their business gets more complicated. It's the second law of thermodynamics at work*.

As business needs change, this system responds with subtle changes to maintain equilibrium. And because this growth toward disorder is incremental, it's often not even recognized as a problem... until it has to be rebuilt from scratch in the aftermath of a disaster.