Close the summer. Prepare for winter. Strengthen resilience. With the fall season comes the return of the unexpected: storms, cold weather, staff absences, or technical issues. Instead of waiting for the first crisis, get ahead of the curve. We are pleased to share with you a fall checklist, designed with prevention and continuity in mind,…
Having an IT disaster recovery (ITDR) plan is a good start. But assuming it will work flawlessly in a real crisis is a dangerous illusion — especially if the plan has never been tested, updated, or aligned with the actual business priorities. Too many organizations have a document called “ITDR,” but that document fails when…
Backing up your data is essential. But thinking that it’s enough to ensure operational continuity is a common — and potentially costly — mistake. Having a copy of your files doesn’t mean you’re ready to restart your critical systems. It’s time to address a widespread misconception: an IT Disaster Recovery Plan (ITDR) — also known…
Business continuity often hinges on a seemingly straightforward assumption: that employees will be present. However, it takes just one sudden event to severely disrupt this critical resource. An abnormally high absenteeism scenario occurs when a significant portion of employees (between 35% and 50%) becomes unavailable without notice, for an indeterminate period. This unavailability can last…
📣 NEW PUBLICATIONWe are proud to announce the publication of an article by Benoit Racette, business continuity consultant, in the May-June 2025 issue of Transport Magazine (pages 72–73). 📰 Article title: What if everything stopped tomorrow morning?Published in the “Transport & Strategies” section, this article highlights the critical importance of organizational resilience in the face…
Benoit Racette Services-conseils inc. is proud to be a sponsor of the RECO-Québec 2025 Symposium, a key event for professionals in business continuity and organizational resilience, taking place on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at the Best Western in Montréal. As an official sponsor of this edition and a long-time supporter of RECO-Québec, we are pleased…
Just weeks after the massive power outage that crippled parts of Spain and Portugal, the country was hit again on May 20 by another large-scale disruption: a major telecommunications outage affecting several regions, including Madrid, Andalusia, Aragon, and Navarre. The outage impacted landlines, home internet services, and in many areas, access to 112 (the equivalent…
On April 28, 2025, a massive power outage struck Spain, Portugal, and southern France, plunging tens of millions of citizens into darkness. The consequences were immediate: halted subways, hospitals in emergency mode, telecommunications down, economic disruption, and widespread confusion. Although this incident happened abroad, it serves as a wake-up call for all Canadian organizations. The…
On April 28, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order aimed at strengthening the enforcement of English language proficiency requirements for commercial vehicle drivers operating in the United States. Although this requirement has long existed under federal regulation (49 CFR 391.11(b)(2)), enforcement was relaxed in 2016 under the Obama administration, allowing non-English-speaking drivers…
Implementing an effective resilience plan (for business continuity, emergency preparedness, crisis management, IT disaster recovery, etc.) depends mostly on the judicious allocation of roles and responsibilities. However, one mistake we often notice within a company is to automatically designate the person in charge of the plan implementation project as the overall coordinator of the plan.…
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