Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery

At its simplest, business continuity is about having a plan to deal with major issues, so your organisation can continue to function with as little disruption as possible.  No matter how large or small, you need to know how you can keep going under any circumstances. 

Disaster recovery is a key component of a larger business continuity plan and is typically associated with issues that can affect the provision of critical IT services.  These used to be relatively low risk issues such as fire, theft, or flooding.  However, the major issue that businesses now face is cyber-related, and mainly ransomware, which is a far more likely scenario than a building fire but carries the same business impact – your IT systems and business critical data become inaccessible, and your business can’t function. 

This is where a good business continuity plan should make all the difference, it should tell you what to do to get your business back up and running and ensure you minimise any reputational damage as a result.  This is where we can help – we can work with you to review or create a robust business continuity policy that stands up to scrutiny and gives you confidence that your business is in good hands should the worst happen.