For Prudential Insurance business continuity is more than just a wish - it is corporate policy. When it came to implementing that policy the first step for Phil Hine, business continuity advisor at Prudential, was to carry out a business impact...
Just three per cent of IT managers claim their business continuity strategies have been affected by the events of 11 September. With the anniversary of the terrorist attacks fast approaching (and the number of security companies using it as a PR...
Dell is honing its focus on business continuity, seeing the area as a key way to increase upgrade cycles, especially in areas such as storage. The direct vendor recently commissioned research which found 37 per cent of respondents do not plan for...
Over half of European companies do not have business continuity plans in place for recovery in the event of a disaster and a quarter have no disaster recovery plans relating to IT failures. Yet, this research shows that progress is slow towards a...
In addition to the general chaos that surrounds natural disasters, Sonal said some companies have failed to prepare for flood scenarios and this is testing their disaster recovery plans. Even people in Delhi have reported being unable to withdraw...
The survey also found that while many organisations have business continuity plans only half have actually tested these plans, and one-third have not agreed recovery timescales with the business. Its head of technology and security risk services...