Take a holistic approach to security and business continuity IDC advises Asian businesses According to IDC, a well thought out business continuity strategy is measured by its technical response as well as the competency and capability of its management to deliver a sound business response. Building a secure, reliable and resilient IT infrastructure is only one facet of business continuity. In addition to disaster recovery, risk management, and security elements, a well-defined business continuity strategy should also include components from facilities management, supply chain management, crisis management and communications, health and safety, quality management and knowledge management. This holistic approach will ensure that the IT infrastructure can support a CIOs' timely response to a business incident. IDC's recent Continuum 2004 survey of Asian enterprises found that despite the increased awareness of business continuity as a concept for the CIOs, the actual implementation in the region remains at a nascent stage. For example, disaster recovery solutions, an important aspect of business continuity, are yet to be accepted by Asian enterprises. Most enterprises in the region still take for granted the day-to-day running of communication networks and assume they are available 24 x 7, 365 days a year. IDC's Asia/Pacific Security and Continuity Conference 2005 ‘Fail to Plan vs Plan to Fail – Keeping Your Enterprise Secure and Continuous’ will provide a forum to discuss absolute priorities when considering future IT expenditure. The conference will tour various Asian countries – see http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=pr2005_03_11_101524 for a timetable.
•Date: 11th March 2005 • Region: Various •Type:
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