Law firms agree that disaster recovery plans are critical but worry about lack of funding
The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) conducted the survey in early November. The results from more than 300 law firms show that respondents rated computer software failure (54 percent), computer hardware failure (45 percent) and lost or corrupted files (42 percent) as ‘high’ potential threats, as opposed to fires (31 percent), tornadoes or hurricanes (19 percent), and floods (14 percent). The survey also reports that more than seven out of ten of respondents are concerned that they may not have the budget they need to implement a complete disaster recovery plan, and finds that the funding concern is especially pronounced among smaller law firms, those with 250 or fewer employees. More than one-third of survey respondents from the latter firms said they have not been given the adequate budget needed to meet their disaster recovery needs; almost half said they have been given funding, but only ‘to some degree.’ The survey also found that 70 percent of respondents expressed concern about their ability to recover critical data quickly enough to satisfy their firm’s ability to do business. A full summary of the survey’s findings is available at http://www.unitrends.com/docs/Survey.pdf
•Date: 16th Nov 2006• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics |
