50% of enterprises activate business continuity plans within one calendar year

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50% of enterprises activate business
continuity plans within one calendar year1
Ready or not?
“If”vs.“When”
The next business disruption is not a matter of “if” but
“when.” How ready or not you are all depends on
how you answer six simple questions:
5x
Human error
more often than
natural disasters
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Did you experience
a major disruption?
Fact: Outages caused by
human errors happen 5x more
often than by natural or
man-made disasters.2
Do you know the
financial impact
of an IT outage
to your business?
Fact: The cost of downtime per
hour across US industries:3
1 2
Brokerage service: $6.48M
Energy: $2.8M
Telecom: $2M
Manufacturing: $1.6M
Retail: $1.1M
Healthcare: $636K
Media: $90K
Fines $10K $250K
Prison up to
10 years
Do you comply with your industry
regulations defining business continuity
and disaster recovery (BC/DR)?
Fact: Non-compliance penalties can be significant. Fines can
range from $10K to $250K with possible imprisonment
of up to 10 years.4
59%
Only
50%
Only
59%
Only
Only
55%
Only
32%
Do you have a BC/DR plan in place?
Fact: According to Aberdeen Group
Do you regularly
update and test
your BC/DR plan?
Fact: According
to Aberdeen
Group
Have you assessed
outsourcing your
BC/DR?
Fact: Forrester revealed
that of enterprises
doing DR in-house
When a disruption hits,
are you confident in
your continuity?
It just might be time
to re-evaluate your
continuity strategy.
have a BC/DR
operations procedure
document in place5
have a BC/DR
plan that can be
measured5
educate their IT staff
on how to proceed
during a crisis5
4
5 6
have tested
their BC/DR
plan regularly5
were somewhat
successful in
meeting recovery
objectives
during testing6
34% 34%
Only Atleast
have tracked
and reported
their BC/DR plan
performance5
are not sure
they could
respond to
a real disaster6
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Sources:
1. KPMG Business Continuity Management Benchmarking Study, 2010
2. Acronis—Ponemon Institute Survey, 2012
3. Network Computing, the Meta Group, and Contingency Planning Research
4. Business Continuity Institute, 2014
5. Aberdeen Group, 2013
6. Forrester Consulting, 2013
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can help you assess if
you’re ready or not.
From tailored engagements
to fully managed programs,
we can design a solution
specifically for your
needs.
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