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Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRI) is the oldest and largest nonprofit that helps organizations around the world prepare for and recover from disasters by providing education, accreditation, and thought leadership in business continuity, disaster recovery, cyber resilience and related fields. Founded in 1988, DRI has certified 20,000+ resilience professionals in 110+ countries and at 95 percent of Fortune 100 companies. DRI offers 15 individual certifications, including the globally-recognized CBCP certification, and certifies organizations as resilient enterprises. DRI offers training programs ranging from introductory to masters level across a variety of specialties in multiple languages; online and in-person continuing education opportunities; and an annual conference dedicated to the resilience profession. DRI supports charitable activities through the DRI Foundation.

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DRI International certifies individuals and provides various levels of active professional certification in a number of areas. Our certifications are the standards of excellence in business continuity management whether you are a practitioner, vendor or auditor.

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Quote UpThis is a very, very intelligent co'mmu"nity that really does a lot to keep the lights on in businesses, and I don't think they get a lot of credit for it. The IT department at a lot of big corporations doesn't believe there's a chance their system really can go down and they really need to have a business continuity plan, and the education and the feedback that we get from the people at DRI sho...
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Certified Business Continuity Vendor, United States

Quote Up Resilience takes on a number of characteristics in an individual, in a community. What it means is allowing communities across the world to provide for themselves, to create an infrastructure, to create a support system that allows them not only to mitigate potential effects of catastrophic events, but to recovery quickly and efficiently from those events.
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Master Business Continuity Professional, United State

Quote UpResilience takes on a number of characteristics in an individual, in a community. What it means is allowing communities across the world to provide for themselves, to create an infrastructure, to create a support system that allows them not only to mitigate potential effects of catastrophic events, but to recovery quickly and efficiently from those events.
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Master Business Continuity Professional, United States

  • 2025 looks bright and shiny with Las Vegas on the horizon for #DRI2025

  • Mark your calendars for #DRI2025, coming to one of our favorite host venues, the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Feb. 2-5!

  • Congratulations to DRI Board of Directors member Louis Drapeau, for being recognized at the #DRI2024 Awards of Excellence Gala as this year’s recipient of the prestigious Honor Roll Award!

  • We had a great time at DRI2024! Fusion's Steve Greenstein led a session titled "Unveiling the Crucial Role of Third-Party Risk Management in Business Continuity.

  • Hearing about how @MDMEMA is integrating the @DRI_Intl Professional Practices (https://drii.org/resources/professionalpractices/EN) into their state continuity of operations program at #DRI2024

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