The vital need for business continuity strategies for small to medium sized businesses (SMBs)

Topic The vital need for business continuity strategies for small to medium sized businesses (SMBs)

Time 11.00am

Date Live Wednesday 11 October 2006

Duration 60 minutes

Description

The need for all firms to have an effective business continuity strategy has been highlighted by the recent terrorist bomb attacks and the Buncefield disaster. However the business interruption caused by everyday threats such as an unplanned power outage, or a server failure, could be just as significant.

In the event of an incident – be it natural or man made, common place or inconceivable - contingency planning is a must. In a recent example a company without a business continuity plan lost its ability to trade when it suffered the loss of a huge amount of its business critical data.

For small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) who do not have the resources of larger enterprises, the ramifications of not being prepared for a ‘lights going out’ event could be business threatening. In addition to understanding the strategic and technological issues associated with business continuity, IT managers at SMBs also need to know how to justify why their company needs to make a business critical investment.

This webinar will aim to highlight the key issues related to business continuity for SMBs. It will highlight: