IT responsible for half of UK business "disruptions"

zerodamage · Mar 10, 2004, 03:46 AM

"But it's not just about "machines", says disaster recovery survey...
IT and telecoms systems were responsible for almost half of UK business outages in the past year, according to a disaster recovery survey of Chartered Management Institute (CMI) members. In the fifth annual business continuity management survey of almost 500 CMI members, IT and telecoms topped, by some way, the list of "events causing disruption" in 2003 at a combined 48 per cent. But the survey also shows that organisations need a more holistic disaster recovery plan that looks beyond just the technology, with loss of people coming in close behind at 20 per cent and loss of skills at 14 per cent. "

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Mar 10, 2004, 03:46 AM	#1
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,478 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	IT responsible for half of UK business "disruptions" "But it's not just about "machines", says disaster recovery survey... IT and telecoms systems were responsible for almost half of UK business outages in the past year, according to a disaster recovery survey of Chartered Management Institute (CMI) members. In the fifth annual business continuity management survey of almost 500 CMI members, IT and telecoms topped, by some way, the list of "events causing disruption" in 2003 at a combined 48 per cent. But the survey also shows that organisations need a more holistic disaster recovery plan that looks beyond just the technology, with loss of people coming in close behind at 20 per cent and loss of skills at 14 per cent. " Full Article: Silicon.com