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One of the major challenges facing any company that depends on information technology to carry out its business is to aim to ensure that work and trade can continue should key systems go down in the face of fire, flood or any catastrophic act of God or man. Strategies to maintain business continuity in the event of, say, a call centre losing power or a burst water main flooding a server farm undoubtedly require a significant investment but the alternatives – lost revenues and reputational damage – mean that spending on disaster management should be considered as essential rather than optional. That said, care should be taken when formulating an action plan to aim to ensure that your strategy is both cost effective and right for the business.
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