Get the MessageIn Chicago, XYZ Co.’s disaster recovery manager gets an alert from the USGS ShakeCast service on her beeper warning of a magnitude 6.0 earthquake south of San Francisco. The company has three facilities and two vendors in the area.Check the MapThe manager retrieves a ShakeMap and then uses a corporate application to merge the ShakeMap with a map from the company’s facilities management system. Colors indicate the severity of shaking near XYZ Co. and vendor sites. Request Damage ReportsE-mail and pager messages are sent automatically to facility managers and suppliers requesting damage reports. The disaster recovery team assesses reported damage and options for maintaining the supply chain. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe Launch Disaster Recovery PlanE-mail notifications are sent according to preprogrammed business rules. TO: Minneapolis call centerRE: San Mateo call center likely damaged. Prepare for more call volume. TO: San Jose suppliersRE: Roads to Belmont closed. Wait for shipping instructions.TO: Oklahoma distributionRE: Belmont manufacturing and warehouse mildly damaged. Conference call in four hours.TO: New York data centerRE: Santa Clara data center likely damaged. Prepare for more volume. TO: Vacationing CEORE: Quake hit three of five San Francisco sites. Recovery protocols in play. Updates to come. Related content news CIO Announces the CIO 100 UK and shares Industry Recognition Awards in flagship evening celebrations By Romy Tuin Sep 28, 2023 4 mins CIO 100 IDG Events Events feature 12 ‘best practices’ IT should avoid at all costs From telling everyone they’re your customer to establishing SLAs, to stamping out ‘shadow IT,’ these ‘industry best practices’ are sure to sink your chances of IT success. By Bob Lewis Sep 28, 2023 9 mins CIO IT Strategy Careers interview Qualcomm’s Cisco Sanchez on structuring IT for business growth The SVP and CIO takes a business model first approach to establishing an IT strategy capable of fueling Qualcomm’s ambitious growth agenda. By Dan Roberts Sep 28, 2023 13 mins IT Strategy IT Leadership feature Gen AI success starts with an effective pilot strategy To harness the promise of generative AI, IT leaders must develop processes for identifying use cases, educate employees, and get the tech (safely) into their hands. By Bob Violino Sep 27, 2023 10 mins Generative AI Innovation Emerging Technology Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe