March
2009
Local authorities planning well for business continuity and disaster management
A survey by Adam Continuity has revealed that the local authorities are paying a lot of attention to business continuity, which includes appropriate planning for data management and back up. Most of the IT professionals from local authorities surveyed said that mock drills of disaster recovery systems have been done within the last 2 years. 75% of the survey respondents said they have reviewed the data recovery procedure at least once in the last one year.
The survey also revealed that two thirds of the local authorities are getting the required support for disaster recovery through both internal and external resources, while the rest have chosen to outsource the work.
The IT professionals surveyed considered business continuity highly important for the council’s business. 67% of the respondents ranked business continuity as the number one priority. However, many of the IT professionals were of the opinion that the elected councillors do not consider business continuity as important. In fact, only 25% of the respondents believed that the elected representatives give disaster management the due importance.
Philip Caulfield from the surveying agency, Adam Continuity was impressed with the attitude of the local authorities, especially with their commitment to put in action what they preached in words. He added that how important LAs consider business continuity for their organization is evident from their management of the disaster recovery planning.
However, the IT departments of the LAs seek more support from the councillors. More than 2/3rd of the surveyed IT professionals said that there was no increase in their budget for business continuity in the year 2008 and the current budgets are insufficient for the purpose.
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