nebusiness.co.uk - Business Supplements - Business Continuity and Disaster Planning

Flexibility is the key to firms' success

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:30:00 GMT

THE recent cold period illustrated to a large number of firms in the region that they need to improve their access to their business applications in the event of a disaster to maintain efficient operations.

Disaster management is key to avoiding disruption

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:17:00 GMT

SOME people debate for hours whether it will be a fire, flood, strike, swine flu, burglary or computer virus that stops them trading.

City solicitors Muckle find security in a virtual world

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:09:00 GMT

DISASTER recovery and business continuity are often perceived as being very costly. This is no longer necessarily the case, and there is nothing like a good local example to make the point.

Why you should consider an independent consultancy

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT

DURING tough economic times when everyone is trying to sell you something, organisations are simply in danger of buying from the company that has the best sales representative, which has all the obvious dangers.

The North East – your perfect host

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:30:00 GMT

2008 has been yet another eventful year. Natural events such as the flooding have highlighted the need for businesses to have continuity solutions in place, but the downturn in the economy has meant it has often not been a priority.

Cestria's information is safely kept in the Knowledge

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:29:00 GMT

CESTRIA Community Housing, one of the region’s newest housing associations, has turned to business solutions provider Knowledge IT to install and manage its server infrastructure and provide disaster recovery facilities from its state-of the-art Data Centres.

Don't forget hard copy back-ups

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:28:00 GMT

KEEPING your confidential records in a secure environment is an essential safeguard for any business. Following the flooding in Northumberland this autumn, many businesses were severely compromised and lost vital IT and hardcopy records.

Preparing for the 'unthinkable'

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:27:00 GMT

EARLIER this year we saw many homes and businesses in Morpeth devastated by floods. Some months later the effects are still being felt – a vivid illustration that the “unthinkable disaster” can happen.

Get the Knowledge to plan for disaster

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:26:00 GMT

WHEN you consider that over two fifths of the companies which suffer a major loss of computer records never reopen for business, while more than half close within two years and only 6% survive long-term, it is little wonder managers are increasingly planning for disaster as part of their overall business strategy.