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Pandemic Lessons for Disaster Recovery Plans
It’s hard to believe that more than six months have passed since we had our first COVID-19 preparedness meeting. Clients began reaching out to Mail-Gard about their disaster recovery plans in late February after officials from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes […]
2020 Brings Clear Vision at DRJ Spring World
Punxsutawney Phil, the most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania, has made his annual appearance. When Phil came out of his burrow, he did not see his shadow and affirmed that spring is on the way… thanks, Phil!
Disaster Recovery Tabletop Exercises Help Close Gaps Before a Disaster
From a Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) perspective, one of the most effective means of ensuring a strong, actionable plan is to regularly conduct tabletop exercise scenarios for business continuity. A tabletop test, business continuity planning (BCP) test, or disaster recovery tabletop exercise is a scheduled event …
Going Full Circle from Planning to Practice
Autumn is always a hectic time—especially for Mail-Gard. Our team learned the latest in BC/DR at DRJ Fall 2019, and were able to help a client gear up for a big project at the same time […]
DRJ Fall 2019: Disaster Recovery Resiliency in an Uncertain World
As a long-time member of the Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) industry, Mail-Gard finds great value and an important sense of community among our BC/DR peers. One of those valuable partnerships is with the team at Disaster Recovery Journal (DRJ), and we have a long history of exhibiting at their biannual conferences […]
When You Need a Disaster Recovery Expert
Who doesn’t love a big warehouse store? You enter a space filled with aisle after aisle of endless possibilities. Where else can you go to buy a month’s supply of dog food, a flat screen TV, tires for your car, and a gallon of milk—all in one easy trip? The question that comes to mind, […]
As Three Executives Receive Promotions, We’re Wishing a Fond Farewell to Our Long-Time President & CFO
Change is a constant at IWCO Direct. Today, we proudly announced three well-deserved promotions within our leadership team, and also announced Joe Morrison has retired as president and CFO. Joe will be sorely missed. First, let’s review the exciting news. Jake Hertel, who has been vice president of finance since 2012, has been promoted to executive vice president and CFO [...]
America’s Most Common Natural Disasters Don’t Need to Stop Your Print and Mail Operations
Spring has finally arrived and we are quickly turning towards summer. The news stories have already begun regarding the approach of hurricane season and how to get ready for another wild summer of extreme weather. Of course, depending on where you live and work, hurricane season may translate into tornado season for the Midwest or […]
Risk Management Takes Center Stage at DRJ Spring 2019
Mail-Gard has the opportunity to exhibit at many industry shows and conferences, but one of our go-to events is the DRJ Spring Conference, which is being held March 24–27 at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, FL. We can always count on the Disaster Recovery Journal (DRJ) to host an informative and invaluable […]
Resolutions You Can Keep in 2019—Both at Home and in Your Disaster Recovery Planning
It’s practically impossible to begin the New Year without thinking about some resolutions. While setting goals for the new year is pretty common for most of us, so are the results—we may consider them worthy endeavors, but they’re too hard to keep. Perhaps it’s time to reconsider these grand resolutions, and look at them more […]
