Business Continuity
Today, businesses realize that they need to revamp their
procedures and information systems to avert or respond more
quickly and efficiently to disasters, whether manmade or natural.
A crucial component of this is effectively merging a variety
of internal and external data sources and then sharing that
information. In today's world, we need to erode the information
boundaries that have existed in the past. The information
that is readily available must be integrated to produce a
whole new breed of intelligence. The barriers that exist between
public and private organizations must fall in the interest
of public safety and business continuity. Knowing where your assets are and how to deploy them effectively
is vital to corporate profitability.
The payback of this information sharing can be measured in
terms of bottom-line dollars associated
with business continuity. And the side stream benefits experienced
in normal operations may even stand on their own merits in
justifying the investment.
Our nation has one of the most complex and varied infrastructures
in the world, including fiber and copper managed by communications
companies, gas lines, overhead and underground electric lines,
and water lines, to name a few. Some of that infrastructure
is decades old and some of it brand new. Chances are most
organizations do not have a complete picture of the entire
system. This can create a nightmare scenario when it comes
to managing the infrastructure and assessing critical situations.
What other areas will be impacted by a service disruption,
and how soon? Knowing "where" is crucial.
TSI's business continuity expertise was put into play when
Verizon in Manhattan realized that it was imperative to have
a system that would provide information about the entire infrastructure
in order to be prepared and responsive. TSI developed and
delivered the solution to support them
should any disaster occur that renders equipment in a particular area inoperable.
Similarly, Con Ed’s New York facility employs a TSI solution to deal with rolling outages
due to brown outs and black outs which allows them to proactively deal the impacts of these outages.