Category: Business Continuity (Page 2)
UK businesses encouraged to review business continuity plans for 2012 Olympics
As the 2012 Olympics draw closer firms based in the UK have been warned that failing to review and prepare business continuity plans in the face of the games could leave them exposed and inadequately able to deal with potential problems. Steelhenge Consulting has said that many organisations around the UK have failed to take into account the various impacts upon business which may be felt as a result of …
Report suggests that firms are over confident in business continuity provisions
A study of businesses and organisations based in the UK and Europe has found that many could be placing an unwarranted degree of confidence in their current business continuity plans. Market analyst Marsh produced its annual report into the attitudes and opinions surrounding business continuity management (BCM). The report is based upon input from 225 respondents from within the business world. The main discrepancy noted in the report is between …
Business continuity management seen as desirable by insurers
A new report published by the Business Continuity Institute has revealed that insurance firms offering policies on business interruption (BI) were more likely to underwrite a firm that had proper business continuity management (BCM) and contingency plans to ensure continued operation when disaster strikes. The report was compiled after a meeting which took place in March in order to set out a shared appreciation for business continuity planning that could …
Volcanic ash affects UK businesses
Businesses around the UK are being forced to put business continuity plans into action after the eruption of a volcano in Iceland threw volcanic ash into the skies and grounded millions of passengers around the world. So far the ash shows no signs of moving from UK air space and the cost to the economy could be great if the airlines are unable to make flights into or out of …
SMEs claim continuity triumph over winter conditions
Businesses of all sizes expected to suffer during the recent treacherous weather conditions that gripped the UK, but new statistics suggest that a majority of SMEs felt that they were more than adequately prepared to deal with the harsh climate. A survey carried out by YouGov on behalf of Citrix GoToMyPC found that 78 per cent of small businesses believe that they were able to tackle the poor weather conditions …
Winter weather stretches business continuity plans
After weeks of snow, ice and salt shortages creating the worst conditions for three decades, the plans that businesses around the country had put in place to ensure that they could continue to operate were called into action. The rail networks and major roads have been severely impacted and hundreds of schools were closed, with the winter weather creating travel chaos for many and forcing thousands of people to stay …
Small firms have inadequate business continuity planning
A new report into disaster recovery measures used by small and medium-sized enterprises has shown that a vast majority are failing to adequately prepare for worst case scenarios. The British Insurance Broker’s Association (BIBA) has revealed that 80 per cent of all small businesses are forced to close after a typical disaster befalls them, with most lasting less than 18 months after a catastrophe. Loss of data, hardware failure, fire …
Latest UK financial sector business continuity exercise to take place in November
The ripples of the global financial crisis have affected the plans and fortunes of hundreds of businesses and services. Nearly a year ago a Market-Wide Exercise (MWE) was scheduled within the financial sector. The aim was to explore the potential effects of a cataclysmic meteorological event upon financial sector businesses, particularly those central to the national infrastructure. However, in the face of mounting financial pressures, the MWE 2008 was postponed, …
Swine Flu makes business continuity planning critical
It is not just electronic viruses that can generate catastrophes within businesses. The pandemic spread of swine flu has had a global impact and, as Autumn approaches, a secondary wave of illness may be on the cards. Experts predict that in the event of a swine flu reflux, an estimated 20% of working adults may contract the disease. As a result, businesses are finding that continuity planning including assessing the …
BlueArc and Asigra Enhance their Strategic Partnership to Increase Online Backup and Disaster Recovery Speeds
In 2007, Backup Technology were the first provider worldwide to combine BlueArc’s Titan network attached storage solution with Asigra’s agentless multi site enterprise backup platform. After completing a lengthy process of testing and due diligence the BlueArc solution has provided Backup Technology with the scalability to grow to protect over 950 terabytes of data whilst providing linea performance so that all customers receive the fastest backup and recovery speeds in …
