Whitepapers

Over the years, Standby has published numerous articles and white papers, which have been presented at conferences and featured in journals. Recent ones include:

IT Risk Assessment: Exposing your Exposures

Published in the Local Government magazine in November 2003, this article highlights the growing dependence on information technology and electronic media within local bodies. It outlines the requirements of parliamentary Acts in regards to saving data. The need for conducting risks is also discussed.
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It is Time for Civil Defence Officers to Maximise on the Use of IT

This paper was published in the Local Government Magazine April 2004.
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The Quest for Service Reliability and Continuity

This paper was published and presented to the CIO Conference in September 2005. The paper gives readers a clear a definition of business continuity and provides insight on how to deal with issues and approach problems including management of costs, risks and defining recovery strategies.
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Contingency Planning in New Zealand Conditions

Written in June 1983, this paper was presented to the 8th Conference of the NZ Computer Society. The award winning paper provides some insight into business continuity back in the 80's. While many aspects covered in this paper are still true today, some comments and terminology are dated.
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Please contact us if you require further information regarding any of these papers.