Disaster Recovery

Effects of Business Disruption

A study by leading UK Accountancy Specialists, Ernst & Young, showed that only half of all business continuity plans have been tested. Statistics show that as many as 20% of all businesses, from small sole traders, Limited Companies and medium sized businesses, through to major PLCs and multinational businesses, suffer a major disruption to their business activity every year.

Disaster Recovery Office & Call Centre Facilities at The Continuum, Moderna Business Park

Safeguarding your Business

Being prepared to respond quickly to business disruption is critical in ensuring that your business can continue to trade and function effectively in the event of a crisis. The Continuum are specialists in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, and we have the experience and expertise to help businesses plan for disruptions to their business.

The Continuum can help you take the first steps to safeguarding your business, and can advise on;

• assessing business risk
• planning emergencies
• putting in place disaster recovery plans
• training relevant staff members to deal with disruptions to your business operations

Business Assurance

Uninsured businesses are likely recover only 30-50% of the total cost of an insured interruption. The Continuum can provide you with a structured and responsive solution. For your business to survive a major disruption – whatever the cause – it’s essential to re-establish business critical functions as quickly as possible. By working with The Continuum, you and your customers can be assured that it will be business as usual as quickly as possible. Having a fully working office to move into means that whatever the crisis, it needn’t affect your customers. You’ll still be able to communicate with them, and still be able to conduct your business.

Planning for Disaster Recovery

The Continuum will also ensure that all of the neccessary plans, tools and safeguards you’ll need to carry on your day to day business are all in place.

The effect of not having plans in place to deal with emergency situations can be devastating, and include;

• Loss of working time / Trading
• potential of staff being sent home due to lack of premises
• loss of communication with clients
• problems dealing with suppliers
• Inability to trade.

Disaster Recovery – the next steps

With some initial planning, the fundamental business continuity foundations can be built, which means that your business will be able to deal with most unforeseen emergencies.

The Continuum will work with you to look at some key business factors, including;

• what IT, Telecoms and ICT equipment your business currently use
• what IT and hardware is critical to your business in the event of a disaster
• staffing levels needed for your ‘business critical’

With some initial planning, we’ll help to ensure that your business can continue in the event of a major disruption or business disaster, whatever the problem is. And should you require any additional businesses services, our network of business specialists are ideally positioned to provide you with the facilities, support and services that you need.

Work with the Continuum, and let us take the worry out of business disruption. We can provide a bespoke solution to your individual requirements, providing you with peace of mind that should something happen, we can deal with it together.

To see how we can work with you, call the Continuum on 08708 61 62 63.