A recent research by analysts Freeform Dynamics, on preparedness of SMBs for Disaster Management in Germany and UK find a formal plan for disaster recovery absent. This highlights a compelling need for SMB’s to adopt quality Disaster Recovery Plans.
Freeform Dynamics’ an analyst/research group, in association with Quest Software, surveyed IT decision-makers from160 small business on their preparedness to handle disasters at their organisation. The survey found some rather unsettling statistics--more than half these business (58%) employing fifty- to-sixty personnel and; one-fifth (20%) of larger organisations employing 250-to-1,000 personnel did not have a well-structured plan for disaster recovery.
The survey found that the laxity was predominant in Retail & Distribution, Manufacturing SMBs as nearly 40-percent of those surveyed had not planned into the future to protect their most important asset-Information. Ninety-one percent of Communications and Media SMBs and Financial Services had integrated data recovery plans as part of their comprehensive Disaster Management plans.
Speaking on the revealing statistics, Vice President and General Manger of Quest Software, Kevin Nolin commented that lack-lustre attitude towards Information Protection could prove costly to SMBs and the need of the hour is to ‘change user and business expectation’ and greater incentive to move towards planned Disaster Recovery programs.