15 Jun 2009

Planning 'key to business continuity'

The onset of a natural disaster could prove costly for businesses which do not have effective business continuity plans in place, it has been claimed.

With a global pandemic of swine flu a possibility and the growing risk of natural disasters posed by climate change, firms should look to put in place effective plans to restore their business as quickly as possible in a crisis, according to Carol Wilson who wrote for Telephony Online.

She argued: "Business continuity and disaster recovery has always carried a price, but we are now seeing more affordable price points, whether it is mirroring the customer site or load-sharing to provide redundancy and better performance."

Ms Wilson added that now is the time to invest in these areas, as failing to do so could prove costly in the long run.

However, CRN recently reported that cutbacks in IT spending have led to many firms facing a number of difficult decisions as to how best to prepare for the future.