A survey of Windows NT managers in the US has found that human error rather than viruses or system failure causes the vast majority of data loss. According to the survey, by Broadcasters Network International, 88 per cent of respondents said...
Time, lack of budget and disruption to employees were the top three reasons given for not testing recovery plans. Almost two-thirds also cited hardware failure, while 59 per cent said software failure and viruses are a significant threat.
The larger companies tend to have some kind of full-blown disaster recovery capability which is likely to be well organised and likely to achieve significant economies of scale. Bloor Research recently visited a back-up and disaster recovery...
Speaking at the Business Continuity Expo in London's Docklands, where the survey was released, BCI chairman Steve Mellish said that lack of a coordinated approach to telecommunications protection showed that most companies fail to plan for serious...
Many businesses are still failing to implement effective back-up strategies leaving their companies ill-prepared for disaster recovery and at risk from data loss, compliance headaches and a new breed of criminal, intent on holding stolen data to...
Even though there was no disruption to my systems during that outage it is the only experience I have had to assess potential difficulties in a time of emergency and chaos. Couple those complications with alternative protocols and actions, such as...