Based on findings from the latest study released by TheInfoPro, the use of outside service providers for business continuity and disaster recovery and for remote replication and data mirroring is not expected to change significantly during 2007. More than 75 percent of interviewees from the TIPNetwork indicated that cost was the first and primary factor in considering the use of outside suppliers for these services.

The findings of the study, conducted in the Fall of 2006, are derived from hour-long interviews with 91 members of TheInfoPro’s TIPNetwork of pre-screened IT professionals from Fortune 1000 and midsize enterprises that provide expert commentary for TheInfoPro’s Studies.

“The use of outside services is a significant factor in the use and management of a disaster recovery facility yet not for remote replication and mirroring,” said Myron Kerstetter, managing director at TheInfoPro. “Nearly half (48 percent) of the respondents in our study indicated that they use an outside organization to provide the remote physical facility for some disaster recovery needs but only 13 percent make use of a third party facility for remote replication and data mirroring.

“In addition, very few made use of services to manage disaster recovery processing needs,” he added. “For example, 20 percent used a service for network support, 15 percent for disaster recovery processing and only 5 percent for application testing.”

When asked about spending plans in 2007, some increase was noted by respondents but from a relatively low current base. For 2007, 35 percent of those interviewed said they expected to spend more on services from external business continuity / disaster recovery providers; 24 percent said they expected to spend less; and 41 percent said they expected spending to be about the same.

To view a rich media presentation of findings visit: http://www.brainshark.com/theinfopro/TheInfoPro_BCDR_Study_Preview (registration is required)

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•Date: 25th January 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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