22 Dec 2009

Companies advised on server risks this Xmas

Firms across the UK have been warned to have effective disaster recovery plans in place this Christmas, or face a new year of IT chaos if anything should go wrong during the holiday period.

David Boyd, senior consultant at GlassHouse Technologies, told IT Pro Portal that it is imperative businesses have in place comprehensive data recovery systems to help avoid costly downtime over Christmas.

He commented: "It is likely that Christmas will pass without incident and everyone will return to work refreshed from the break. However, to reduce the impact of a disaster you should do a little pre-planning now."

Elsewhere, Jim Elkin, a consultant at Analysys Mason, recently said the new year is likely to see a number of upgrades taking place within business IT infrastructure.

A recent report by Gartner revealed 62 per cent of chief executive officers feel they will have to improve their IT infrastructure in order to cope with increased demand for their services which is likely to come about due to the end of recession.