Power issues need to remain high on business continuity managers’ to-do lists
Late last year a high-street financial institution experienced a power failure at an IT centre in Yorkshire, shutting down cash machines for a few hours, as well as undermining retail transactions and online banking.
This incident was only the latest in a telling series of power failures affecting UK organizations including ISPs, hospitals and financial trading firms, highlighting the growing need for effective assessment of risks and disaster scenarios. This encompasses effective IT infrastructure planning, provision of power supplies and environmental concerns influencing organizations’ daily operations.
It is essential that CIOs are actively communicating with both the data centre facility owner, facility management company and power utilities provider, to be able to successfully manage and assess the provision of power and develop plans to mitigate further risks.
See Power issues need to remain high on business continuity managers’ to-do lists, by Chris Smith for Continuity Central.
Tags: battery backup, electrical power, power failure, UPS
