Disaster Recovery
Every business can experience a serious incident that can prevent it from continuing normal operations. There are a range of potential causes – a flood, a fire, an act of vandalism or public unrest or a serious computer problem. If you do not have a viable Disaster Recovery plan, statistically the odds are against your business surviving. According to the London Chamber of Commerce, almost 50% of companies do not have a Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery plan. Of those without a plan who suffer a disaster:
- 43% never re-open
- 80% fail within 13 months
- 53% of claimants never recoup the losses incurred by a disaster
- 90% of businesses that lose data from a disaster are forced to shut within two years
An important element of any Disaster Recovery Plan, is thinking through how you will avoid the loss of business data held in your IT systems and how quickly your systems are made operational again if disaster strikes.
Our Disaster Recovery Service handles both these requirements. Its main features are:
- Initial technical consultancy, followed by creation of customer software/data environment on our secure server
- On-going data mirroring
- In the event of a disaster, rapid switch over to active status with daily off-site back up and an expanded bandwidth link to your designated premises allowing your staff to use their system as normal.
Unfortunately many businesses neglect this important issue until it is too late leaving them at risk and threatening their business continuity and credibility. If you would like to understand how we can help make your business more robust please contact us.
