There’s a common misconception that business continuity planning is used mostly to protect against big, catastrophic incidents, such as flooding, fires or storms. In reality, however, it often creates as much or more value when the disruptions are a lot less dramatic – like your network provider suffering from downtime for a few hours, or your staff getting locked out of the office.
This is why workplace recovery is such an important part of effective business continuity planning: it protects against the everyday disruptions that almost anyone who’s ever worked in an office will have encountered.
We saw an example of this first-hand recently when one of our clients was in the middle of changing network providers and suffered downtime. As a seven-day business, even a single weekend without connectivity could have caused them thousands of pounds in lost revenue – not to mention, some very angry customers. Luckily, they were able to move into our business continuity work area without delay.
Other common sources of disruption can include hold-ups during an office move, planned or unplanned construction work in the office, and even incidents as banal as losing your office key.
These examples underline the value of having a workplace recovery solution in place – you may actually need to use it several times per year, not just on the off-chance that your office is at the centre of a major catastrophe. And, when you do, it’s great to be able to move in without delay.
Source: teledata.co.uk
