Prepare for the worst but don't neglect the little things »

Chris Quin's take on business continuity planning:

The pragmatic reality is that small adverse events (like power failures) are far more likely than catastrophic events (like earthquakes) so your business continuity planning should carefully consider all the small things that can go wrong
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Business Continuity Solutions

• Data Centre Housing
• Safecom Security
• Storage and Data Management
• Unified Communications
• Virtual Contact Centre
• Virtualisation  

Business Continuity Planning (BCP) vs Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) – what's the difference?

Often used interchangeably, these two terms refer to quite different things.

• DRP: refers specifically to how ICT systems can be restored following a large-scale adverse event. DRP is reactive – it's all about picking up the pieces after the event.
• BCP: refers to how the business as a whole plans to handle a wide variety of disruptions, large and small, rare and commonplace. BCP is proactive – it's all about anticipating and avoiding potential risks.

It can be useful to think of DRP as a subset of BCP. A comprehensive BCP will contain a DRP section.

Business Continuity Articles

Business Continuity: Is your business crisis-ready?
The Canterbury earthquake is a dramatic reminder of the need to plan for the unexpected – to ensure your business can continue in the face of a major disruption.
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Safeguard your business with cloud solutions »

Virtualisation, data centre housing, and other cloudbased solutions are ideal components to include in your Business Continuity Planning because they guarantee quicker and more reliable disaster recovery for your critical ICT systems.
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