BCDR Is Not Just About Preparing for Major Disasters | blog.navisite ...

Hurricanes, tornados, tsunamis, earthquakes or any type of catastrophic event are typically what come to mind when companies think about their strategy for business continuity and disaster recovery. But the reality is that BCDR is about ensuring the business can continue to operate no matter what type of event or service interruption occurs. However, in a bottom-line-driven world, IT departments and executive teams cannot afford to bankrupt the business for the ?what might happen? scenario.

According to the October 2011 Forrester Research, Inc. report, ?BC/DR Remain Priorities for 2012 But Take a Backseat to Cost-Saving and Efficiency Initiatives,? by Stephanie Balaouras, enterprises continue to spend an average of 6 percent of their budget on Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) efforts but in terms of overall priorities, BCDR will take a backseat to consolidation, business intelligence and virtualization. The fact that these technologies have such a high priority makes the argument even stronger for BCDR.

Gone are the days where companies need to continually pay for additional compute resources for the occasional chance they may need them.? Business continuity and disaster recovery in the cloud brings a whole new level of cost efficiency and ease.

To learn more, check out my recent article in ITBusinessEdge titled Have You BCDR?d Your Business?

Denis is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at NaviSite. His role as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at NaviSite reflects his continued contributions to NaviSite's strategic direction, including acquisition activity, and product, service, and channel development. Martin brings 20 years of business experience and has served in several positions in the company. He has extensive experience in network-based computing and outsourced delivery of business solutions and managed services.

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