Over half of small organisations across the UK, France and Germany are operating without a formal disaster recovery plan in place, according to research from analyst firm Freeform Dynamics, sponsored by Quest Software

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A panel of experts at a roundtable organized by information infrastructure company EMC agreed that disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity strategies must have board-level backing to succeed.

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Just 23% of the 414 respondents to InformationWeek’s latest BC/DR survey use cloud services as part of their application and data resiliency strategies. What’s the holdup?

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InformationWeek has released a research report, Cloud’s Role in BC/DR, encompassing analysis of results from InformationWeek’s 2011 Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Survey and guiding readers in using cloud services to improve their BC/DR strategies.

Continue reading InformationWeek Research: 23% of IT Pros Have Incorporated Cloud Services Into Their Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Plans

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Continuity Insights and KPMG LLP  announce the re-launch of their widely-recognized Business Continuity Management Program Benchmarking Study. The study is designed to capture critical industry data and trends from organizations across the globe.

Continue reading 2011 Continuity Insights and KPMG LLP Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program Benchmarking Study

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BC Management’s annual Business Continuity Management Study of business continuity compensation and program management data research is now available.

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As a business leader or business continuity professional you could be forgiven for thinking that your business had business continuity management mastered or you had done enough to mitigate most known predictable risks. The fact is, though, that few businesses really have.

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ICM’s half-year business continuity invocation statistics reveal that UK businesses need to reprioritise what they consider risks to their organisation.

Continue reading ICM Business Continuity Invocation Statistics Reveal UK Businesses still weak on IT

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SunGard Availability Services  released its sixth annual analysis of major causes of business disruption in the UK.  The office is now firmly the main source of business disruption, with almost three times as many problems caused by workplace incidents such as power and communication failures than by technology failures involving hardware or other IT issues.

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Many businesses are not adequately prepared for major business disruption from possible political violence, says the global consultancy Control Risks.

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A survey conducted by Applied Research for Symantec suggests that “some 43% of businesses across Australia and New Zealand don’t have a disaster recovery plan in place,” according to Steve Martin, head of SMB products for Symantec’s Pacific operation.

Continue reading Australian SMBs are only marginally better prepared for disasters than those around the world.

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